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faltersainse [42]
3 years ago
6

Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Mathematics
1 answer:
earnstyle [38]3 years ago
8 0
ANSWER

C.
\frac{1}{a(a - 1)}

EXPLANATION

We want to simplify,

\frac{(a - 2)!}{a!}

Recall that,

n!=n\times (n-1)\times (n-2)...2\times1

We expand only the denominator until an equivalent expression for numerator shows up.

This implies that, the above expression is

=\frac{(a - 2)!}{a(a - 1)(a - 2)!}

We cancel out the common factors to get.

=\frac{1}{a(a - 1)}

Therefore the correct answer is option C.
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Step-by-step explanation:

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Equation at the end of step  1  :

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Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

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2.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

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Equation at the end of step  2  :

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Step  3  :

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Equation at the end of step  3  :

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Step  4  :

Equation at the end of step  4  :

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     The right denominator is :       3

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When a fraction equals zero :

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One solution was found :

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