Step 1 :We are given a club with 9 members and we are asked to find the number of different arrangements of president, vice-president, and secretary.
Step 2 :This is a permutation problem, where order matters. We are choosing 3 people (president, vice-president, and secretary) from a group of 9.
Step 3 :The formula for permutations is \( P(n, r) = \frac{n!}{(n-r)!} \), where n is the total number of items, r is the number of items to choose, and '!' denotes factorial.
Step 4 :Substituting the given values into the formula, we get \( P(9, 3) = \frac{9!}{(9-3)!} \).
Step 5 :Calculating the factorials and simplifying, we find that the number of different arrangements is 504.
Step 6 :Final Answer: The number of possible arrangements is \( \boxed{504} \).