In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘INTERMEDIATE’ be arranged so that:

(i) the vowels always occupy even places?


(ii) the relative orders of vowels and consonants do not change?


(i)



There are 6 even places and 6 vowels out of which 2 are of 1 kind, 3 are of the 2nd kind


The vowels can be arranged in 60


There are 6 consonants out of which 2 is of one kind


Number of permutations = 360


Total number of words =


(ii)



There are 6 vowels to arrange in


There are 6 consonants which can be arranged in


Total number of ways = 21600


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