

Given mean and variance of 8 observations are 9 and 9.25
Six observations are 6,7,10,12,12,13
Let the other two observations are x and y.
So 8 observations are : 6,7,10,12,12,13 ,x ,y
Now
Mean = (6+7+10+12+12+13+x+y)/8
=> 9 = (6+7+10+12+12+13+x+y)/8
=> 9*8 = 6+7+10+12+12+13+x+y
=> 72 = 60 + x+ y
=> x + y = 72-60
=> x + y = 12...................1
Again Given varience = 9.25
=> (1/8)*∑ (xi - mean)2 = 9.25 (1<=i<=8)
=> ∑ (xi - mean)2 = 9.25*8
=> ∑ (xi - mean)2 = 74
=> {(6-9)2 +(7-9)2 + (10-9)2 + (12-9)2 + (12-9)2 + (13-9)2 + (x-9)2 + (y-9)2 } = 74
=> {(-3)2 +(-2)2 + (1)2 + (3)2 + (3)2 + (4)2 + x2 + 81 - 18x + y2 + 81 -18y } = 74
=> {9 + 4 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 16+ x2 + y2 + 81 + 81 -18(x+y) } = 74
=> {48 + x2 + y2 + 162 -(18*12)} = 74 (since x+y =12)
=> {48 + x2 + y2 + 162 -216} = 74
=> x2 + y2 + 210 - 216 = 74
=> x2 + y2 - 6 = 74
=> x2 + y2 = 74 + 6
=> x2 + y2 = 80................2
Squaring equation 1, we get
(x+y)2 = 144
=> x2 + y2 + 2xy = 144
=> 80 + 2xy = 144
=> 2xy = 144-80
=>2xy = 64
=> xy = 64/2
=> xy = 32.............3
Now (x-y)2 = x2 + y2 - 2xy
= 80 - 2*32
= 80 - 64
= 16
=> x-y = √16
=> x-y = 4, -4
case 1: when x-y = 4 and x+y = 12
After solving it, we get x = 8, y= 4
case 2: when x-y = -4 and x+y = 12
After solving it, we get x = 4, y= 8
So two numbers are 4 and 8
