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