Q.6. Given 5 flags of different colours, how many different signals can be generated if each signal requires the use of 2 flags, one below the other?
Each signal requires use of 2 flags.
There will be as many flags as there are ways of filling in 2 vacant places in succession by the given 5 flags of different colours.
The upper vacant place can be filled in 5 different ways with any of 5 flags and lower vacant place can be filled in 4 different ways by any of rest 4 flags.
Hence, by multiplication principle number of different signals that can be generated