Question
Data Interpretation Question on Statements and Inferences
a, b and c are three positive integers. What is the value of (a2 + b2+c2)?
Statement 1: a2+b2=17 and c is the arithmetic mean of a and b
Statement 2: The geometric mean of a and b is 2
A
Statement (1) alone is sufficient to answer the question
B
Statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question
C
Both the statements together are needed to answer the question
D
Either statement (1) alone or statement (2) alone is sufficient to answer the question
E
Neither statement (1) nor statement (2) suffices to answer the question.
Answer
Both the statements together are needed to answer the question
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C): Both the statements together are needed to answer the question