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Question 18

$$\text{For some } a,b,\text{ let }f(x)=\left|\begin{matrix}a+\dfrac{\sin x}{x} & 1 & b \\a & 1+\dfrac{\sin x}{x} & b \\a & 1 & b+\dfrac{\sin x}{x}\end{matrix}\right|,x\neq 0,\lim_{x\to 0} f(x)=\lambda+\mu a+\nu b,\text{ Then } (\lambda+\mu+\nu)^2 \text{ is equal to:}$$

Let $$t=\frac{\sin x}{x}\,,$$ so that $$\displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0}t=1$$ because $$\frac{\sin x}{x}\to 1$$ as $$x\to 0$$.

With this notation the determinant becomes
$$f(x)=\left|\begin{matrix}a+t & 1 & b\\ a & 1+t & b\\ a & 1 & b+t\end{matrix}\right|.$$

Perform the row operation $$R_1\rightarrow R_1-R_2$$ (subtract the second row from the first):
$$f(x)=\left|\begin{matrix}t & -t & 0\\ a & 1+t & b\\ a & 1 & b+t\end{matrix}\right|.$$

Factor out $$t$$ from the first row:
$$f(x)=t\;\left|\begin{matrix}1 & -1 & 0\\ a & 1+t & b\\ a & 1 & b+t\end{matrix}\right|.$$

Call the remaining determinant $$D(t)$$, i.e.
$$D(t)=\left|\begin{matrix}1 & -1 & 0\\ a & 1+t & b\\ a & 1 & b+t\end{matrix}\right|.$$

Expand $$D(t)$$ along the first row:
$$\begin{aligned} D(t)=&\;1\;\left|\begin{matrix}1+t & b\\ 1 & b+t\end{matrix}\right| \;-\;(-1)\;\left|\begin{matrix}a & b\\ a & b+t\end{matrix}\right| \;+\;0\\[4pt] =&\;(1+t)(b+t)-b + a\,t. \end{aligned}$$

Simplify the expression:
$$(1+t)(b+t)-b = (1+t)(b+t)-b = (1+t)(b+t)-b.$$
Therefore
$$D(t)=(1+t)(b+t)-b+a\,t.$$

Now take the limit as $$x\to 0$$, i.e. $$t\to 1$$:
$$\begin{aligned} \lim_{x\to 0}f(x) &=\lim_{t\to 1}\;t\,D(t)\\ &=1\;\bigl[(1+1)(b+1)-b+a\cdot 1\bigr]\\ &=(2)(b+1)-b+a\\ &=2b+2-b+a\\ &=a+b+2. \end{aligned}$$

Hence
$$\lambda+\mu a+\nu b=a+b+2,$$
so $$\lambda=2,\;\mu=1,\;\nu=1.$$

The required value is
$$(\lambda+\mu+\nu)^2=(2+1+1)^2=4^2=16.$$

Therefore, the correct option is Option A (16).

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