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Let the mean and the variance of 20 observations x1,x2,,x20 be 15 and 9, respectively. For αR, if the mean of x1+α2,x2+α2,.,x20+α2 is 178, then the square of the maximum value of α is equal to______.

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Detailed Solution

Mean = I 5, variance = 9 
Σxi=15×20=300        ....(i)
Also, Σxi220Σxi202=9
Σxi2=9+(15)2×20=234×20=4680
Also, Σxi+α220=178Σxi+α2=3560
Σxi2+Σα2+2αΣxi=35604680+20α2+2α×300=356020α2+600α+1120=0α2+30α+56=0(α+28)(α+2)=0α=28,2
Thus, square of maximum value of α is 4.

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Let the mean and the variance of 20 observations x1,x2,…,x20 be 15 and 9, respectively. For α∈R, if the mean of x1+α2,x2+α2,….,x20+α2 is 178, then the square of the maximum value of α is equal to______.