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Determinants · Question 34

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning ShiftMCQMedium📈 Topic in 13% papers+4−1
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Let M and m respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of f(x) = vmatrix 1 + 2 x & 2 x & 4 4x \ 2 x & 1 + 2 x & 4 4x \ 2 x & 2 x & 1 + 4 4x vmatrix, x R Then M4 - m4 is equal to :

  1. 1280
  2. 1040
  3. 1215
  4. 1295

Answer

(1) 1280

Solution

C1 C1 + C2 + C3: every entry of C1 becomes 1 + 2 x + 2 x + 4 4x = 2 + 4 4x

f(x) = (2 + 4 4x) vmatrix 1 & 2 x & 4 4x \ 1 & 1 + 2 x & 4 4x \ 1 & 2 x & 1 + 4 4x vmatrix

R2 R2 - R1, R3 R3 - R1:

f(x) = (2 + 4 4x) vmatrix 1 & 2 x & 4 4x \ 0 & 1 & 0 \ 0 & 0 & 1 vmatrix = 2 + 4 4x

-1 4x 1

M = 6, m = -2

M4 - m4 = 1296 - 16 = 1280

Answer: (1)

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