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In this question in part a, we want to find the number of four letter words that can be formed if it has a vowel in the first or second position.
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That means in the first position here, i have a, e, i, o, u.
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The other three letters does not matter.
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It can have vowels or it may not have vowels.
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Or in the second position over here, a, e, i, o, u.
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Repeat letters are allowed.
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So let's look at this, and then we will see that there is actually double counting.
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So you see, for the first case here, where the first letter is a vowel, there are five ways to choose, either letter a, e, i, or u.
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Now, for my second position, i can choose any of the 26 letters, so there are 26 ways.
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Similarly, third letter is 26 ways, and the last letter is 26 ways, because repeat letters are allowed.
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For the second case where the vows is in the second position, there are five ways here.
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The first letter is 26 ways, third letter is 26 way, and fourth letter is 26 way.
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Now, we have to minus off a double counting...