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A four-letter word can be formed from any of the 26 letters in the alphabet. Determine the number of such words with

(i) repetitions of the letters allowed,

(ii) different letters and containing exactly one vowel,

(iii) repetitions allowed and containing at least one vowel.

CJC · Discussion · Question 4

For “at least one”, consider the complement with none.

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