Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2025

Let M and m respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of

$f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & 1+\cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 1+4 \sin 4 x\end{array}\right|, x \in R$

Then $ M^4 - m^4 $ is equal to :

  1. A <p>1280</p> Correct answer
  2. B <p>1040</p>
  3. C <p>1215</p>
  4. D <p>1295</p>

Solution

<p>$$\begin{aligned} & \left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & 1+\cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 1+4 \sin 4 x \end{array}\right|, x \in R \\ & R_2 \rightarrow R_2-R_1 \& R_3 \rightarrow R_3-R_1 \\ & f(x)\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ -1 & 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right| \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>Expand about $\mathrm{R}_1$, we get</p> <p>$f(x)=2+4 \sin 4 x$</p> <p>$\therefore M=\max$ value of $f(x)=6$</p> <p>$\mathrm{m}=\mathrm{min}$ value of $\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=-2$</p> <p>$\therefore \mathrm{M}^4-\mathrm{m}^4=1280$</p>

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations

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