JEE Main 2025 — Determinants Question with Solution
JEE Main 2025 (29 Jan Shift 1)
Question
Let M and m respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of
Then is equal to :
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Correct answer
A1280
Step-by-step explanation
$\begin{aligned}
& \left|\begin{array}{ccc}
1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\
\sin ^2 x & 1+\cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\
\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 1+4 \sin 4 x
\end{array}\right|, x \in R \\
& R_2 \rightarrow R_2-R_1 \& R_3 \rightarrow R_3 \rightarrow R_1 \\
& f(x)\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\
-1 & 1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0 & 1
\end{array}\right|
\end{aligned}$
Expand about , use get
max value of
value of
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