∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ sin ( α + α 1 ) sin ( α − α 1 ) sin ( α + α 3 ) sin ( α − α 3 ) sin ( α + α 2 ) sin ( α − α 2 ) sin ( α − α 1 ) cos ( α + α 1 ) sin ( α − α 3 ) cos ( α + α 3 ) sin ( α − α 2 ) cos ( α + α 2 ) 2 sin ( α ) 2 sin ( α ) 2 sin ( α ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
Let the maximum value of this determinant be X .
Find 4 8 X 2 .
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Great one never imagined or observed such thing while studying determinants +1
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∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ sin ( α + α 1 ) sin ( α − α 1 ) sin ( α + α 3 ) sin ( α − α 3 ) sin ( α + α 2 ) sin ( α − α 2 ) sin ( α − α 1 ) cos ( α + α 1 ) sin ( α − α 3 ) cos ( α + α 3 ) sin ( α − α 2 ) cos ( α + α 2 ) 2 sin ( α ) 2 sin ( α ) 2 sin ( α ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = 2 1 sin ( α ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 sin ( α + α 1 ) sin ( α − α 1 ) 2 sin ( α + α 3 ) sin ( α − α 3 ) 2 sin ( α + α 2 ) sin ( α − α 2 ) 2 sin ( α − α 1 ) cos ( α + α 1 ) 2 sin ( α − α 3 ) cos ( α + α 3 ) 2 sin ( α − α 2 ) cos ( α + α 2 ) 1 1 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = 2 sin ( α ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ cos 2 α 1 − cos 2 α cos 2 α 3 − cos 2 α cos 2 α 2 − cos 2 α sin 2 α − sin 2 α 1 sin 2 α − sin 2 α 3 sin 2 α − sin 2 α 2 1 1 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ C 2 ⟶ C 2 − sin 2 α C 3 , C 1 ⟶ C 1 + cos 2 α C 3 ⇒ = 2 − sin ( α ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ cos 2 α 1 cos 2 α 3 cos 2 α 2 sin 2 α 1 sin 2 α 3 sin 2 α 2 1 1 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
Now, the determinant taken with the 1 / 2 is simply the expression for area of triangle inscribed in unit circle centred at origin. This means that it's maximum value is simply the maximum area of triangle that can be inscribed in a unit circle = 4 3 3 . (equilateral triangle with side 3 1 / 2 )
Also, it's easy to see that m a x ( − sin ( α ) ) = 1
⇒ X = 4 3 3
⇒ 4 8 X 2 = 8 1