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If the letters of the word ‘AGAIN’ be arranged in a dictionary, what is the fiftieth word?

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In a dictionary, the words are arranged in an alphabetical order.

 (i) Starting with A, the remaining 4 letters G, A, I, N can be arranged in 4! = 24 ways. These are the first 24 words. 

(ii) Then, starting with G, the remaining letters A, A, I, N can be arranged in \(\frac{4!}{2!}\) = 12 ways. Thus, there are 12 words starting will G. 

(iii) Now, the words will start with I. Starting with I, the remaining letters A, G, A, N can be arranged in \(\frac{4!}{2!}\) = 12 ways. So, there are 12 words, which start with I. 

(iv) Thus, so far, we have constructed 24 + 12 + 12, i.e., 48 words. The 49th word will start with N and is NAAGI. Hence, the 50th word is NAAIG.

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