Question:
Evaluate:
${ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}$
Solution:
We know that:
${ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}}=\frac{n !}{(n-r) ! \times r !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{20 !}{(20-4) ! \times 4 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{20 !}{16 ! \times 4 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{20 \times 19 \times 18 \times 17 \times 16 !}{16 ! \times 4 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{20 \times 19 \times 18 \times 17}{4 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{20 \times 19 \times 18 \times 17}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=\frac{116280}{24}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=4845$
Ans: ${ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{4}=4845$