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AP EAMCET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

The minimum value of \(\left(1+\frac{1}{\sin ^n \alpha}\right)\left(1+\frac{1}{\cos ^n \alpha}\right)\) is

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(\left(1+2^n\right)^2\)
  4. D \(\left(1+2^{n / 2}\right)^2\)
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(D) \(\left(1+2^{n / 2}\right)^2\)

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Let \(f(x)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\sin ^n x}\right)\left(1+\frac{1}{\cos ^n x}\right)\) \(=\left(1+\operatorname{cosec}^n x\right)\left(1+\sec ^n x\right)\)…