The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If one observation 14 is omitted and a and b are respectively the mean and variance of the remaining 6 observations, then \(a+3b−5\) is equal to
If the equation of the normal to the curve \( y = \frac{x - a}{(x + b)(x - 2)} \) at the point \( (1, -3) \) is \( x - 4y = 13 \), then the value of \( a + b \) is: