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# Find the minimum value of $$\displaystyle \left| sin x + cos x + \frac{cos x - sin x}{cos^4 x - sin^4 x} \right|$$

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## Let $$y=\left |\sin x+\cos x+\dfrac {\cos x-\sin x}{\cos^4x - \sin^4 x}\right|....(1)$$we have to find minimum value of $$y$$$$\Rightarrow \ y=\left |\sin x+\cos x+\dfrac {\cos x-\sin x}{(\cos^2x +\sin^2x) (\cos^2x-\sin^2x)}\right|$$$$\Rightarrow \ y=\left |\sin x+\cos x+\dfrac {\cos x-\sin x}{(\cos x-\sin x) (\cos x+\sin x)} \right|$$$$\Rightarrow \ y=\left | \dfrac {(\sin x+\cos x)^2+1}{\cos x+\sin x}\right|$$...... on expanding$$y=\left |\dfrac {2+2\sin x \cos x}{\cos x+\sin x} \right|......(2)$$$$\Rightarrow$$ In order to minimize $$y=$$ we have to maximize denominator Multyply & divide by $$\sqrt 2$$$$\sqrt 2 \left (\dfrac {\cos x}{\sqrt 2}+\dfrac {\sin x}{\sqrt 2}\right) \Rightarrow \sqrt 2 \left (\sin \left (x+\dfrac {\pi}{4}\right) \right)$$now equation $$(2)$$ becomes$$y=\left |\dfrac {\sqrt 2 (1+\sin x\cos x)}{\sin \left (x+\dfrac {\pi}{4}\right)}\right|.....(3)$$we know $$\sin \left (x+\dfrac {\pi}{4}\right) \le 1$$$$x+\dfrac {\pi}{4}\le \dfrac {\pi}{2} \Rightarrow \left [x=\dfrac {\pi}{4}\right]$$$$\Rightarrow \$$ Hence at $$x=\dfrac {pi}{4}$$ value of $$y$$ in minimum$$\Rightarrow \$$ now from equation $$(3)$$$$y=\left |\dfrac {\sqrt 2 \left (1+\dfrac {1}{\sqrt 2}\times \dfrac {1}{\sqrt 2} \right)}{\sin \left (\dfrac {\pi}{2}\right)}\right|$$$$y=\sqrt 2\left (\dfrac {3}{2}\right)=\dfrac {3}{\sqrt 2}$$$$\Rightarrow \ \left (y=\dfrac {3}{\sqrt 2}\right)$$Mathematics

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