Suppose that in designing a gas pipeline network, we have 2 possible pipe sizes, small ( S ) and large ( L ). If there are 4 possible links, enumerate all possible pipeline networks. (A typical one could be abbreviated LSLL , where the i th letter indicates the size of the i th pipe.)

  1. SSSS
  2. SSSL
  3. SSLS
  4. SSLL
  5. SLSS
  6. SLSL
  7. SLLS
  8. SLLL
  9. LSSS
  10. LSSL
  11. LSLS
  12. LSLL
  13. LLSS
  14. LLSL
  15. LLLS
  16. LLLL