Chapter:

Determinants

If f(x) = \(\begin{vmatrix}sec⁡ x & cos ⁡x & sec^2⁡ x + cot ⁡x\, cosec x \\cos^2 ⁡x & cos^2 ⁡x & cosec^2 x \\1 & cos^2 ⁡x & cos^2 ⁡x \end {vmatrix}\) n what is value of 0π/2 f(x) dx = (π/4 + 8/15)?