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Standard X
Mathematics
Median
Calculate the...
Question
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean of the set of first
n
natural numbers when
n
is an odd number.
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Solution
Consider the first natural no. where n is an odd i.e.,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
n
(odd)
Mean
(
¯
x
)
=
1
+
2
+
3...
…
.
n
n
=
n
(
n
+
1
)
2
n
=
n
+
1
2
M
d
=
[
1
−
n
+
1
2
]
+
[
2
−
n
+
1
2
]
+
[
3
−
n
+
1
2
]
+
.
.
.
…
[
n
−
n
+
1
2
]
n
=
∣
∣
∣
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
∣
2
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
+
…
…
.
∣
∣
∣
n
−
1
2
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
=
+
∣
∣
∣
n
+
1
2
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
∣
n
+
3
2
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
.
.
.
…
∣
∣
∣
2
n
−
2
2
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
∣
n
−
n
+
1
2
∣
∣
∣
=
2
n
[
1
+
2...
…
+
n
−
3
2
+
n
−
1
2
]
(
n
−
1
2
)
term
=
2
m
⎡
⎢ ⎢ ⎢ ⎢
⎣
(
n
−
1
2
)
(
n
−
1
2
+
1
)
2
⎤
⎥ ⎥ ⎥ ⎥
⎦
=
2
n
×
1
2
[
(
n
−
1
2
)
(
n
+
1
2
)
]
=
1
n
[
n
2
−
1
4
]
=
n
2
−
1
4
n
.
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