Question Id : 18053 |
Context : JEE Main 2026 (24 January Morning Shift)
The mean and variance of a data of $10$ observations are $10$ and $2$, respectively.
If an observation $\alpha$ in the data is replaced by $\beta$, then the mean and variance become $10.1$ and $1.99$, respectively. Then $\alpha+\beta$ equals:
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Let observations be $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_9,\alpha$
Mean $=10 \Rightarrow \sum x_i =100$
$\sum_{i=1}^{9}x_i =100-\alpha$
Variance
$\frac{\sum x_i^2}{10}-10^2=2$
$\Rightarrow \sum x_i^2=1020$
$\sum_{i=1}^{9}x_i^2=1020-\alpha^2$
New mean
$\frac{100-\alpha+\beta}{10}=10.1$
$\Rightarrow \beta-\alpha=1$ …(1)
New variance
$\frac{1020-\alpha^2+\beta^2}{10}-(10.1)^2=1.99$
$\Rightarrow \beta^2-\alpha^2=20$
$(\beta-\alpha)(\beta+\alpha)=20$
Using (1):
$1(\alpha+\beta)=20$
$\Rightarrow \alpha+\beta=20$