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JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Evening Shift — Question 32

For 10 observations x1,x2,…,x10x_1,x_2,\dots,x_{10}, if ∑i=110(xi+2)2=180\sum_{i=1}^{10}(x_i+2)^2 = 180 and ∑i=110(xi−1)2=90\sum_{i=1}^{10}(x_i-1)^2 = 90, then their standard deviation is :

  1. Option A:

    2

  2. Option B:

    3\sqrt{3}

  3. Option C:

    222\sqrt{2}

  4. Option D:

    3

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

∑i=110(xi+2)2=180\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10}\left(\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}+2\right)^{2}=180 ∑i=110xi2+4∑i=110xi+∑i=1104=180\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^{2}+4 \sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}+\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} 4=180

\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^{2}+4 \sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}=180-40 \end{gathered}$$ Also $\sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^{10}\left(\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}-1\right)^{2}=90$ $$\begin{aligned} & \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}+\sum_{i=1}^{10} 1=90 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=90-10 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}+4 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=140 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}-2 \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=80 \\& \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}^{2}=100 \text { and } \sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}=10 \\& \sum^{2}=\frac{10}{10} x_{i}^{2} \\& N \\& =\frac{100}{10}-\left(\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_{i}}{N}\right)^{2} \\& \sigma^{2}=10-1=9 \\& \Rightarrow \sigma=3 \end{aligned}$$

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Statistics
Topic
Measures of Dispersion
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