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The value of the definite integral $\int\limits_{t+2 \pi}^{t+5 \pi / 2}\left\{\sin ^{-1}(\cos x)+\cos ^{-1}(\cos x)\right\} d x$ is equal to |
$\frac{\pi^2}{2}$ $\frac{\pi^2}{8}$ $\frac{\pi^2}{4}$ None of these |
$\frac{\pi^2}{4}$ |
Since $\sin ^{-1}(\cos x)+\cos ^{-1}(\cos x)$ is a periodic function with period $2 \pi$. ∴ $I=\int\limits_{t+2 \pi}^{t+5 \pi / 2}\left\{\sin ^{-1}(\cos x)+\cos ^{-1}(\cos x)\right\} d x$ $\Rightarrow I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2}\left\{\sin ^{-1}(\cos x)+\cos ^{-1}(\cos x)\right\} d x$ $\Rightarrow I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\pi}{2} d x=\frac{\pi^2}{4}$ |