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How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word ‘CAPTAIN’? In how many of these C and T are never together?

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To find: number of words such that C and T are never together 

Number of words where C and T are never the together = Total numbers of words - Number of words where C and T are together 

Total number of words = \(\frac{7!}{2!}\) = 2520

Let C and T be denoted by a single letter Z 

New word is APAINZ 

This can be permuted in \(\frac{6!}{2!}\) = 360 ways 

Z can be permuted among itself in 2 ways 

⇒ Number of words where C and T are together = 360 × 2 = 720 

⇒ Number of words where C and T are never together = 2520 - 720 = 1800 

There are 1800 words where C and T are never together

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