JEE Main · 2020 · 06 Sep 2020 · Shift 1 · Determinants

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Let and be respectively the minimum and maximum values of . Then the ordered pair is equal to:
  1. (A)
  2. (B)✓ Correct
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

Simplify with the row operations and , which turn the first two rows into and . Expanding the reduced determinant gives . Since ranges over , the value ranges over , so the minimum is and the maximum is , giving .

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