Evaluate the following determinants:

i.


ii.


iii.


iv.

I.


|A| = x(5x + 1) – (–7)x


|A| = 5x2 + 8x


II.


|A| = cosθ × cosθ – (–sinθ) x sinθ


|A| = cos2θ + sin2θ


|A| = 1


III.


|A| = cos15° × cos75° + sin15° x sin75°


|A| = cos(75 – 15)°


|A| = cos60°


|A| = 0.5.


IV.


|A| = (a + ib)( a – ib) – (c + id)( –c + id)


= (a + ib)( a – ib) + (c + id)( c – id)


= a2 – i2 b2 + c2 – i2 d2


= a2 – (–1)b2 + c2 – (–1)d2


= a2 + b2 + c2 + d2


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