\(P=3sin^2x+4cos^2x-7sinx.cosx\)
\(P=3+cos^2x-7sinx.cosx=\frac{7}{2}+\frac{1}{2}cos2x-\frac{7}{2}sin2x\)
\(P=\frac{7}{2}+\frac{cos2x-7sin2x}{2}=\frac{7}{2}+\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}\left(\frac{1}{5\sqrt{2}}cos2x-\frac{7}{5\sqrt{2}}sin2x\right)\)
\(P=\frac{7}{2}+\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}cos\left(2x+a\right)\) với \(\left\{{}\begin{matrix}cosa=\frac{1}{5\sqrt{2}}\\sina=\frac{7}{5\sqrt{2}}\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(-1\le cos\left(2x+a\right)\le1\)
\(\Rightarrow\frac{7-5\sqrt{2}}{2}\le P\le\frac{7+5\sqrt{2}}{2}\)