1.Find the no. of permutations of letters a , b , c , d, e , f , g taken all at a time if neither “beg” nor “cad” patterns appear in any word.
Mmm I'd put a rope around beg
then that makes a,c,d,f (beg) so there will be 5!= 120 permutations
If I put a rope around (cad) that will also be 120 permutaions
BUT some of these permutations are in both so if I put a rope around (cad) and (beg) that will be 3! =6 permutations.
so altogether the number of permutaions that include the words beg or cad is 120+120-6= 234 permutations.
Without any restrictions there are 7! = 5040 permutations
so the number of permutation without beg or cad is 5040 - 234 = 4806
2.Find the no. of ways in which letters of the word SQUARE can be arranged such that:
A) Vowels are always together.
SQR (UAE) UAE can be arranged in 3!=6 ways and SQR(UAE) can be arranged in 4!=24 ways.
So altogether that is 24*6 = 144 ways
B)vowels are never together.
There are 3 vowels and 3 consonants so the choices are
CVCVCV or VCVCVC
3!*3!*2 = 6*6*2 = 72 ways
C)No. of ways in which none of U , A , E are together. (in any order)
Again, UAE must be in the 1st 3rd and 5th positions or in the 2nd 4th and 6th positions. I do not think there are any other choices so it is the same as the question above I think. Maybe I have misunderstood the question?
72 ways
What do you think Rosala, do you question any of my answers (which is perfectly fine) or do you have any questions for me?