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JEE Advanced2022Paper 1MATH-II
Q.

Let denote the determinant of a square matrix . Let be the function defined by

where

Let be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum values of the function , and . Then, which of the following is/are TRUE?

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

Solution

Expanding the first determinant: it equals after using cofactor expansion along the first row. Specifically, .

For the second determinant, observe the entries: , , , , , and . This makes the matrix skew-symmetric (with antisymmetric corresponding pairs across the diagonal of zeros), so its determinant is .

Hence .

Then and , so

On , the minimum of is (at the endpoints) and the maximum is (at ).

Therefore . Using , we get .

So .

Sign of : positive for or , negative for .

(A) , which lies in . So . TRUE.

(B) , which lies in . So , not . FALSE.

(C) , which is . So . TRUE.

(D) , which is . So , not . FALSE.

The correct options are (A) and (C).

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