Q.

Find the number of permutations  x1,x2,x3,x4,x5 of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 such that the sum of five products x1x2x3+x2x3x4+x3x4x5+x4x5x1+x5x1x2 is divisible by 3

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a

16

b

48

c

32

d

80

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let  x3=3 then
x1x2x3+x2x3x4+x3x4x5+x4x5x1+x5x1x2=3x1x2+x2x4+x4x5+x5x1x2+x4
So, the sum is divisible by 3 if x2+x4 is dvisible by 3, the possible sums of x2+x4 can
be (1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 5), (5, 1), x1 and x5 (2, 4). (4, 2), (4, 5) or (5, 4) are we have 2 ways
to designate for a total of 8 x 2 = 16
So, desired = 16 x 5 = 80

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