The probability that in the random arrangement of the letters of the word ‘UNIVERSITY’the two I‘s do not come together is -Maths 9th

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(b) \(rac{4}{5}\)Let S be the sample space. Then, n(S) = Total number of waysin which the letters of the word ‘UNIVERSITY’ can be arranged = \(rac{10!}{2!}\)                        (∵ There are 2I‘s) Let E : Event of arranging the letters of the word ‘UNIVERSITY’such that 2 I’s remain together. Not considering the two I’s, the remaining 8 letters of ‘UNIVERSITY’ can be arranged in 8! ways. There seven places between these 8 letters and two on extreme ends which can be occupied by the two I’s, so that they are not together.—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—The places marked ‘–’ can be filled with I’s. ∴ Now 2I’s can be arranged in any of the 2 out of 9 places in 9C2 ways = \(rac{|\underline9}{|\underline7 imes|\underline2}\) = \(rac{9 imes8}{2}\) = 36 ways.∴ n(E) = 8! × 36∴ P(E) = \(rac{8! imes36}{rac{10!}{2!}}\) = \(rac{ ot8! imes36 imes2!}{10 imes9 imes ot8!}\) = \(rac{4}{5}\).

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