I can't solve this equation, can anyone point me in the right way?
[ x! / 5!(5-x)! ] * 1/32 = 1/100
Solve for x.
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Anonymous2008-08-27 16:59
It's undefined for x < 0, x > 5, and any non-integer x. I don't know about general solutions, but this makes it pretty feasible to just go through them all.
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4tran2008-08-28 0:30
Are you sure it's not [x! / 5!(x-5)!]? It seems awefully like x choose 5.
x!/(5-x)! = 192/5 = 38.4
x should be quite close to 4.25