Example Question - rectangular table seating

Permutations of People Seating at a Rectangular Table

For the captain to be seated at one end of the rectangular table: - There are 2 choices for which end the captain sits at. - There are 9! ways to arrange the remaining people on the other seats. Hence, the total number of ways is \( 2 \times 9! \). <p>\( 2 \times 9! = 2 \times 362,880 = 725,760 \)</p>