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QJEEM24Mad61f: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM24Mad61f Solution: Let the mean and the standard deviation of the probability…

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the probability distribution

X\mathrm{X} α\alpha 1 0 −- 3
P(X)\mathrm{P(X)} 13\frac{1}{3} K\mathrm{K} 16\frac{1}{6} 14\frac{1}{4}

be μ\mu and σ\sigma , respectively. If σ−μ=2\sigma-\mu=2 , then σ+μ\sigma+\mu is equal to ________.

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Mean (μ)=ΣxiP(xi)(\mu)=\Sigma x_i P\left(x_i\right)

Standard deviation (σ)=(Σxi2P(xi))−μ2(\sigma)=\sqrt{\left(\Sigma x_i^2 P\left(x_i\right)\right)-\mu^2}

amp;⇒μ=13α+K−34amp;σ=(13α2+K+0+94)−(13α+K−34)2amp;∵ΣPi=1⇒13+K+16+14=1amp;⇒K=14⇒μ=13α−12amp;∵σ−μ=2amp;σ2=(μ+2)2\begin{aligned}& \Rightarrow \quad \mu=\frac{1}{3} \alpha+K-\frac{3}{4} \\& \sigma=\sqrt{\left(\frac{1}{3} \alpha^2+K+0+\frac{9}{4}\right)-\left(\frac{1}{3} \alpha+K-\frac{3}{4}\right)^2} \\& \because \Sigma P_i=1 \Rightarrow \frac{1}{3}+K+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{4}=1 \\& \Rightarrow \quad K=\frac{1}{4} \Rightarrow \mu=\frac{1}{3} \alpha-\frac{1}{2} \\& \because \sigma-\mu=2 \\& \sigma^2=(\mu+2)^2\end{aligned}

amp;13α2+52−μ2=(μ+2)2amp;13α2+52=(13α−12)2+(13α+32)2amp;⇒α=0,6\begin{aligned}& \frac{1}{3} \alpha^2+\frac{5}{2}-\mu^2=(\mu+2)^2 \\& \frac{1}{3} \alpha^2+\frac{5}{2}=\left(\frac{1}{3} \alpha-\frac{1}{2}\right)^2+\left(\frac{1}{3} \alpha+\frac{3}{2}\right)^2 \\& \Rightarrow \alpha=0,6\end{aligned}

 If α=0,K=14amp; If α=6,K=14μ=−12,σ=32amp;μ=32,σ=72σ+μ=1amp;σ+μ=5\begin{array}{ll}\text { If } \alpha=0, K=\frac{1}{4} & \text { If } \alpha=6, K=\frac{1}{4} \\\mu=-\frac{1}{2}, \sigma=\frac{3}{2} & \mu=\frac{3}{2}, \sigma=\frac{7}{2} \\\sigma+\mu=1 & \sigma+\mu=5\end{array}

Both (1) and (5) are correct but according to NTA (5) is correct

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