180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime!)
Showing posts with label Factorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Factorial. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
97: n!
It's a straightforward question today. Calculators are allowed for this question because we here do not feel that six-digit multiplication is worth the effort. I mean, we know you COULD do it, but that's what a tool is for, right?
For any confused students, this problem is not suggesting that 851 is special! That's factorial notation, n!, meaning multiply the integer n by all the positive integers less than n. (Yeah, n must be a positive integer to begin with.)
For example, 6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720
For completeness, 0! = 1
Thanks to Darren, Right on the Left Coast, for this one.
For any confused students, this problem is not suggesting that 851 is special! That's factorial notation, n!, meaning multiply the integer n by all the positive integers less than n. (Yeah, n must be a positive integer to begin with.)
For example, 6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720
For completeness, 0! = 1
Thanks to Darren, Right on the Left Coast, for this one.
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