If the 4 states have to be in a specific order say ABCD,
then the total number of different possible routes is:
43P4 = 2,961,840
So the probability is:
1 / 2,961,840 = 3.38 x 10^-7
But if the 4 states can be in any order such as DBAC,
ACBD etc, then the total number of different possible routes is:
43C4 = 123,410
So the probability is:
1 / 123,410 = 8.1 x 10^-6
No I don’t think it is practical to list all the
different possible routes to select the one that is best. We can simply use
mathematical models to solve for that one.
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1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
300 2 150 2 75 3 25 5 5 5 1 400 2 200 2 100 2 50 2 25 5 5 5 1 500 2 250 2 125 5 25 5 5 5 1
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
Prime factors of 300 = 22 . 3 . 52
Prime factors of 400 = 24 . 52
Prime factors of 500 = 22 . 53
3. Choose the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5
Common prime factors with the greatest exponent: 24, 53
Uncommon prime factors: 3
Uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent: 31
4. Calculate the Least Common Multiple or LCM
Remember, to find the LCM of several numbers you must multiply the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent of those numbers.
LCM = 24. 53. 31 = 6000
True. Complementary angles are 90 degrees.
let's bear in mind that
standard form for a linear equation means
• all coefficients must be integers, no fractions
• only the constant on the right-hand-side
• all variables on the left-hand-side, sorted
• "x" must not have a negative coefficient
so, let's do away with the denominators by multiplying both sides by the LCD of all fractions, in this case 6.
