You should have applied the Inclusion-Exclusion Principle rather than the Complement Principle.
Since the eight letters of DAUGHTER are distinct, they can be arranged in $8!$ ways. From these, we must exclude those arrangements in which a pair of vowels is consecutive.
A pair of consecutive vowels: There are $\binom{3}{2}$ ways to choose two of the three vowels to be in the pair. If we treat the pair of vowels as a single object, we have seven objects to arrange, the pair of vowels and the other six letters. Since the objects are distinct, they can be arranged in $7!$ ways. Within the pair of vowels, the vowels can be arranged in $2!$ orders. Hence, the number of arrangements of DAUGHTER in which there is a pair of consecutive vowels is $$\binom{3}{2}7!2!$$
If we subtract these arrangements from the total, we will have subtracted too much. For instance, consider the arrangement DAEUGHRT. We subtract it once when we designate AE as the pair of consecutive vowels and once when we designate EU as the pair of consecutive vowels. Thus, we have subtracted each arrangement with two pairs of consecutive vowels [which, in this case, means three consecutive vowels] twice, once when we designate the first two vowels as the pair of consecutive vowels and once when we designate the last two vowels as the pair of consecutive vowels. We only want to subtract such arrangements once, so we must add them back.
Two pairs of consecutive vowels: This means that the three vowels must be consecutive. If we treat the block of three vowels as a single object, we have six objects to arrange. Since they are distinct, the objects can be arranged in $6!$ ways. Within the block, the vowels can be arranged in $3!$ orders. Hence, there are $$\binom{3}{3}6!3!$$ such arrangements.
By the Inclusion-Exclusion Principle, there are $$8! - \binom{3}{2}7!2! + \binom{3}{3}6!3!$$ arrangements of the letters of the word DAUGHTER in which no two vowels are consecutive.
Since the options are not given, I am giving a general answer.There are 5 vowels in the 'Interference', i.e, - I, e, e,There are 7 consonants in the word - N, T, R, F, R, N, C.So if no two consonants should be together, then it should be placed in between the vowels. So, only 6 consonants can be placed that way. But there are 7 consonants in the given word. So, there should be at least 1 instance where 2 consonants will come together. Else, there will be no words formed when two consonants should not be together.
INTERFERENCEThere is 5 vowels:- I,E,E,E,E7 consonants:-N,T,R,F,R,N,CThere are 6 spaces to place consonats . so that they are not together.But , we have to place 7 consonants.Therefore , no word can be formed , two consonants are not together.
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Solution
The correct option is A
4!
Find the number of words which can be formed from the given word based on given information
Given word MAXIMUM has 4 consonants and 3 vowels.
If two consonants cannot be kept together then they must be arranged in this way
_A_I_U_
This arrangement can be made in 3! ways [permutations of A,I,U]
The 4 consonants [3 M, 1 X] can be arranged in the 4 blanks in 4!3! ways
Hence, the total number of ways to arrange the letters =3!×4!3!=4!
Hence, there are 4 ! ways to arrange the letters of the word MAXIMUM such that no two consonants are together,
Hence option A is correct.