17-05-2005, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by suprovo2000
I do not understand ....3!/2! -3!/3!....Please explain this properly.......
Suprovo.
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this comes from the formula for derangement....if u have n letters and u want to put these letters in n addressed envelops such that none of the letters goes to its correct envelop then that can be done in n!*(1/2! - 1/3! + 1/4! - 1/5! + 1/6!.....1/n!)