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10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 10!

Started by DEADShotMartini, September 30, 2012, 04:36:50 AM

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DEADShotMartini

So i was doing some Algebra homework and i got bored... A LOT
And i saw KrayzieTrini's question was pretty popular (And which I failed a lot at xD) so i remembered this from an old exam i had.

10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 10!
^^ Can the above be true? Why or Why Not?

So, Solve it if you can. (Shame on you if you ask the internet :P)



Zlexy

you need to break it down:

10 x 9 = 90
90 x 8 = 720
720 x 7 = 5,040
5040 x 6 = 30,240
30240 x 5 = 151,200
151200 x 4 = 604,800
604800 x 3 = 1,814,400
1814400 x 2 = 3,628,800
3628800 x 1 = 3,628,800

So 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1  = 3,628,800.

no order of operations is needed here because there is no other sign, only the multiplication sign. if there were brackets in there, it would be different of course


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ParagonGX

10! is equal to 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9. The exclaimation mark in mathematical terms means a factorial, which means that numbers including the number in this example '10' needs to mulitply with the other numbers below it (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1), excluding zero. So i conclude that this question is true!  :)

Zlexy

Ah yea .. lol i guess that maths isnt my strong point
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iLiviDzZ

Quote from: .:B.E.A.S.T:. on September 30, 2012, 11:07:25 AM
10! is equal to 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 x 9. The exclaimation mark in mathematical terms means a factorial, which means that numbers including the number in this example '10' needs to mulitply with the other numbers below it (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1), excluding zero. So i conclude that this question is true!  :)

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ParagonGX

Just because your not good with maths, doesn't mean that others aren't as well. :/