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JEE Advanced2025Paper 1MATH-III
Q.

Let be the set of all seven-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits and . For example, is in , but is NOT in .

Then the number of elements in such that at least one of the digits and appears exactly twice in , is equal to ______.

Solution

Seven-digit means the leading digit cannot be . Let be the set where occurs exactly twice, and be the set where occurs exactly twice. We want .

Count . The two s must lie among positions (six positions), and the remaining five positions are filled by or . So

Count . Split by whether the leading digit is or not.

  • Leading digit is : one more goes in any of the remaining positions, and the other positions are filled with or . Count
  • Leading digit is : both s go in the remaining positions, and the other positions are filled with or . Count

So

Count . Two s, two s, and three s, with leading digit not . Choose slots out of the last for the zeros: . From the remaining slots, choose for the ones: . The other slots are forced to be . Total

Therefore

The answer is .

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