To list the unique permutations of the letters A,B,C,D,E,F without repeating any letters, we need to generate permutations for different subset sizes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 letters.
1. Permutations with 1 letter:
There are 6 letters to choose from. The set of unique permutations is:
A,B,C,D,E,F
2. Permutations with 2 letters:
For 2-letter permutations, there are P(6,2)=6×5=30 unique permutations. These are:
AB,AC,AD,AE,AF,BA,BC,BD,BE,BF,CA,CB,CD,CE,CF,DA,DB,DC,DE,DF,EA,EB,EC,ED,EF,FA,FB,FC,FD,FE
3. Permutations with 3 letters:
For 3-letter permutations, there are P(6,3)=6×5×4=120 unique permutations. These include:
ABC,ABD,ABE,ABF,ACB,ACD,ACE,ACF,ADB,ADC,ADE,ADF,AEB,AEC,AED,AEF,AFB,AFC,AFD,AFE,BAC,BAD,BAE,BAF,BCA,BCD,BCE,BCF,BDA,BDC,BDE,BDF,BEA,BEC,BED,BEF,BFA,BFC,BFD,BFE,CAB,CAD,CAE,CAF,CBA,CBD,CBE,CBF,CDA,CDB,CDE,CDF,CEA,CEB,CED,CEF,CFA,CFB,CFD,CFE,DAB,DAC,DAE,DAF,DBA,DBC,DBE,DBF,DCA,DCB,DCE,DCF,DEA,DEB,DEC,DEF,DFA,DFB,DFC,DFE,EAB,EAC,EAD,EAF,EBA,EBC,EBD,EBF,ECA,ECB,ECD,ECF,EDA,EDB,EDC,EDF,EFA,EFB,EFC,EFD,FAB,FAC,FAD,FAE,FBA,FBC,FBD,FBE,FCA,FCB,FCD,FCE,FDA,FDB,FDC,FDE,FEA,FEB,FEC,FED
(Note: A total of 120 such permutations.)
4. Permutations with 4 letters:
For 4-letter permutations, there are P(6,4)=6×5×4×3=360 unique permutations.
5. Permutations with 5 letters:
For 5-letter permutations, there are P(6,5)=6×5×4×3×2=720 unique permutations.
6. Permutations with 6 letters:
For 6-letter permutations, there is only 1 permutation sequence:
P(6,6)=6×5×4×3×2×1=720
These include:
ABCDEF,ABCDFE,ABCEDF,ABCEFD,ABCFDE,ABCFED,ABDCEF,ABDCFE,ABDECF,ABDEFC,ABDFCE,ABDFEC,ABEFCD,ABEFDC,...
There are too many permutations to list for lengths 4, 5, and 6, but the total number of permutations for each subset length is as follows:
- 1-letter: 6 permutations
- 2-letter: 30 permutations
- 3-letter: 120 permutations
- 4-letter: 360 permutations
- 5-letter: 720 permutations
- 6-letter: 720 permutations
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5 Related Questions:
- How do we compute permutations of a set mathematically?
- What are the differences between permutations and combinations?
- Can we calculate the number of permutations for other subset sizes, e.g., 7 letters?
- How do permutations apply to real-world problems like scheduling?
- What happens if we allow repetition in permutations?
Tip:
For large sets, calculating the total number of permutations can be done quickly using factorials: P(n,r)=(n−r)!n!.