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12
C
2
12C2
12
C
2
Use Combination Formula:
To solve
12
C
2
12C2
12
C
2
, we use the combination formula:
n
C
r
=
n
!
(
r
!
(
n
−
r
)
!
)
nCr = \frac{n!}{(r!(n-r)!)}
n
C
r
=
(
r
!
(
n
−
r
)!)
n
!
Calculate Factorial of
12
12
12
:
First, calculate the factorial of
12
12
12
, which is
12
!
=
12
×
11
×
10
×
…
×
1
12! = 12 \times 11 \times 10 \times \ldots \times 1
12
!
=
12
×
11
×
10
×
…
×
1
Calculate Factorial of
2
2
2
:
Then, calculate the factorial of
2
2
2
, which is
2
!
=
2
×
1
2! = 2 \times 1
2
!
=
2
×
1
Calculate Factorial of
(
12
−
2
)
(12-2)
(
12
−
2
)
:
Also, calculate the factorial of
(
12
−
2
)
(12-2)
(
12
−
2
)
, which is
10
!
=
10
×
9
×
…
×
1
10! = 10 \times 9 \times \ldots \times 1
10
!
=
10
×
9
×
…
×
1
Plug into Formula:
Now plug these into the formula:
12
C
2
=
12
!
(
2
!
×
(
12
−
2
)
!
)
12C2 = \frac{12!}{(2! \times (12-2)!)}
12
C
2
=
(
2
!
×
(
12
−
2
)!)
12
!
Simplify Factorials:
Simplify the factorials in the formula:
12
C
2
=
12
×
11
×
10
!
2
×
1
×
10
!
12C2 = \frac{12 \times 11 \times 10!}{2 \times 1 \times 10!}
12
C
2
=
2
×
1
×
10
!
12
×
11
×
10
!
Cancel Common Factorial:
Cancel out the common
10
!
10!
10
!
from numerator and denominator:
12
C
2
=
12
×
11
2
×
1
12C2 = \frac{12 \times 11}{2 \times 1}
12
C
2
=
2
×
1
12
×
11
Perform Division and Multiplication:
Perform the division and multiplication:
12
C
2
=
12
×
11
2
=
132
2
12C2 = \frac{12 \times 11}{2} = \frac{132}{2}
12
C
2
=
2
12
×
11
=
2
132
Final Answer:
Finally, divide
132
132
132
by
2
2
2
to get the answer:
12
C
2
=
66
12C2 = 66
12
C
2
=
66
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