The mean of five observations is 5 and their variance is 9.20 . If three of the given five observations are 1,3 and 8 , then a ratio of other two observations is:
- (A)
- (B)✓ Correct
- (C)
- (D)
Answer: (B)
Solution
With mean over five values the two unknowns satisfy , so . The variance condition becomes . Expanding and using gives , and then yields . So and are the roots of , namely and , a ratio of .
JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option