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3!4!7!=2(n!)

 Sep 26, 2016
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3!4!7! = 2n!

 

Divide both sides by 2:

 

(3!4!7!)/2 = n!

 

Expand the factorials:

 

(2 * 3 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7)/2 = n!

 

Divide out the 2:

 

(3 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7) = n!

 

Order the numbers on the left side, leaving duplicates at the end:

 

(2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 2 * 3 * 3 * 4) = n!

 

Group the numbers at the end so that they form the succeeding numbers from the current run (current run ends at 7):

 

(2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * (2 * 4) * (3 * 3)) = n!

(2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9) = n!

 

Turn the left back into a factorial:

 

9! = n!

n! = 9!

n = 9

 Sep 26, 2016

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