[SPLIT] how to represent n! as tree diagram

[hugodrewett]

i need to know how i can represent n! as a tree diagram for a piece of maths coursework. and i cant find how to do my own post either.

 

[stapel]

i need to know how i can represent n! as a tree diagram for a piece of maths coursework.

Factorials are products. Tree diagrams show branchings of options (choices). While Pascal's Triangle (which might look sort of like a tree diagram) can be used to find the coefficients of a binomial expansion (and the coefficients do involve factorials), I'm not sure how one might "represent" the product (that is, the factorial) with a tree.

Please reply with the exact text of the exercise, along with a clear listing of your thoughts and work so far. Thank you.

...and i cant find how to do my own post either.

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