Chan Min Yi's answer to Kathy's Secondary 4 A Maths Singapore question.

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Chan Min Yi
Chan Min Yi's answer
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expanding n! to n(n-1)(n-2)! is the only trick here.

substitute in numbers to visualise this if needed:
e.g. 5!=5(4)(3)(2)(1) which is also (5)(5-1)(5-2)!
Chan Min Yi
Chan Min Yi
5 years ago
Sorry, it was n=-8 (na, n>o) not n=-7