If $f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \sin x & x^2 & 2 x \\ \tan x & x & 1\end{array}\right|$…

If $f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \sin x & x^2 & 2 x \\ \tan x & x & 1\end{array}\right|$, then the value of $f^{\prime}(x)$ at $x=0$ is equal to
  1. -1
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 0

Solution

$ \begin{aligned} & \text { Given, } f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \sin x & x^2 & 2 x \\ \tan x & x & 1 \end{array}\right| \\ & \therefore \quad f^{\prime}(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} -\sin x & 1 & 0 \\ 2 \sin x & x^2 & 2 x \\ \tan x & x & 1 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \cos x & 2 x & 2 \\ \tan x & x & 1 \end{array}\right| \\ & +\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \sin x & x^2 & 2 x \\ \sec ^2 x & 1 & 0 \end{array}\right| \\ & \end{aligned} $ So, at $x=0, f^{\prime}(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 0 & 2 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right|$ $ +\left|\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{array}\right|=0 $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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