Question:
Evaluate:
${ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}$
Solution:
We know that:
${ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}}=\frac{n !}{(n-r) ! \times r !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=\frac{16 !}{(16-13) ! \times 13 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=\frac{16 !}{3 ! \times 13 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=\frac{16 \times 15 \times 14 \times 13 !}{3 ! \times 13 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=\frac{16 \times 15 \times 14}{3 !}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=\frac{16 \times 15 \times 14}{3 \times 2 \times 1}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} C_{13}=\frac{3360}{6}$
$\Rightarrow{ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=560$
Ans: ${ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_{13}=560$