document.write( "Question 832178: nC14=nC16 then find n \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "nC14=nC16 then find n\r\n" );
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document.write( "nC14 is the number of ways of choosing 14 things out of n things\r\n" );
document.write( "which is also the number of ways of leaving 14 things behind\r\n" );
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document.write( "nC16 is the number of ways to choose 16 things out of n things\r\n" );
document.write( "which is also the number of ways of leaving 16 things behind\r\n" );
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document.write( "Those are the same, so since\r\n" );
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document.write( "the number of ways of choosing 14 things is the same number of\r\n" );
document.write( "ways of leaving 16 things behind, \r\n" );
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document.write( "and\r\n" );
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document.write( "the number of ways of choosing 16 things is the same number of\r\n" );
document.write( "ways of leaving 14 things behind,\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then there must be 14+16 or 30 things.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Checking 30C14 = 145422675 and 30C16 = 145422675 \r\n" );
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