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AlgebraHard JEE math MCQ

Let \[ M=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \sin ^{4} \theta & -1-\sin ^{2} \theta \\ 1+\cos ^{2} \theta & \cos ^{4} \theta \end{array}\right]=\alpha I+\beta M^{-1} \] where $\alpha=\alpha(\theta)$ and $\beta=\beta(\theta)$ are real numbers, and $I$ is the $2 \times 2$ identity matrix. If $\alpha^{*}$ is the minimum of the set $\{\alpha(\theta): \theta \in[0,2 \pi)\}$ and $\beta^{*}$ is the minimum of the set $\{\beta(\theta): \theta \in[0,2 \pi)\}$ then the value of $\alpha^{*}+\beta^{*}$ is
  1. A. $-\frac{37}{16}$
  2. B. $-\frac{31}{16}$
  3. C. $-\frac{29}{16}$
  4. D. $-\frac{17}{16}$

Solution

The correct option is **C**.

MATH

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Let M=[sin4θ1sin2θ1+cos2θcos4θ]=αI+βM1 M=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \sin ^{4} \theta & -1-\sin ^{2} \theta \\ 1+\cos ^{2} \theta & \cos ^{4} \theta \end{array}\right]=\alpha I+\beta M^{-1} where α=α(θ)\alpha=\alpha(\theta) and β=β(θ)\beta=\beta(\theta) are real numbers, and II is the 2×22 \times 2 identity matrix. If α\alpha^{*} is the minimum of the set {α(θ):θ[0,2π)}\{\alpha(\theta): \theta \in[0,2 \pi)\} and β\beta^{*} is the minimum of the set {β(θ):θ[0,2π)}\{\beta(\theta): \theta \in[0,2 \pi)\} then the value of α+β\alpha^{*}+\beta^{*} is
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