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Use the formula for n^P_r to evaluate the following expression.

Use the formula for n^P_r to evaluate the following expression.-example-1

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Use the following formula:


_nP_r=(n!)/((n-r)!)

Then, for 11P6:


\begin{gathered} _(11)P_6=(11!)/((11-6)!)=(11!)/(5!)=(5!\cdot6\cdot7\cdot8\cdot9\cdot10\cdot11)/(5!) \\ _(11)P_6=6\cdot7\cdot8\cdot9\cdot10\cdot11=332640 \end{gathered}

Hence, the result is 332640

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