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JEE Main 202628 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
28 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Permutation and Combination

JEE Main 2026 · 28 January · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Permutation and Combination

Let S=\ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\ . Let x be the number of 9 -digit...

Let S={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}\mathrm{S}=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}. Let xx be the number of 9 -digit numbers formed using the digits of the set S such that only one digit is repeated and it is repeated exactly twice. Let yy be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set S such that only two digits are repeated and each of these is repeated exactly twice. Then,

Options

  1. A56x=9y56 x=9 y
  2. B29x=5y29 x=5 y
  3. C45x=7y45 x=7 y
  4. D21x=4y21 x=4 y

Correct answer

D. 21x=4y21 x=4 y

Step-by-step solution

xx counts 9-digit numbers using {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\} with exactly one digit repeated twice (8 distinct digits, one twice, one absent).
Choose digit appearing twice: 9 ways.
Choose absent digit: 8 ways.
Arrange: 9!2!\frac{9!}{2!} ways.
x=9×8×9!2!=72×181440=13043520x = 9 \times 8 \times \frac{9!}{2!} = 72 \times 181440 = 13043520.
yy counts 9-digit numbers with exactly two digits each repeated twice (7 distinct digits, two appear twice, two absent).
Choose 2 digits for repetition: (92)\binom{9}{2} ways.
Choose 2 absent digits: (72)\binom{7}{2} ways.
Arrange: 9!2!×2!\frac{9!}{2! \times 2!} ways.
y=36×21×9!4=756×9!4y = 36 \times 21 \times \frac{9!}{4} = 756 \times \frac{9!}{4}.
xy=72×9!/2756×9!/4=72×4756×2=2881512=421\frac{x}{y} = \frac{72 \times 9!/2}{756 \times 9!/4} = \frac{72 \times 4}{756 \times 2} = \frac{288}{1512} = \frac{4}{21}.
Therefore 21x=4y21x = 4y
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