The integral $\int\limits\limits_0^\pi x f(\sin x) d x$ is equal to
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Let $I=\int\limits_0^\pi x f(\sin x) d x$ .....(i)
Then,
$I =\int\limits_0^\pi(\pi-x) f(\sin (\pi-x)) d x$ [Using $\int\limits_0^a f(x)dx = \int\limits_0^a f(a-x) dx$]
$\Rightarrow I =\int\limits_0^\pi(\pi-x) f(\sin x) d x$ .....(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get
$2 I=\pi \int\limits_0^\pi f(\sin x) d x \Rightarrow I=\frac{\pi}{2} \int\limits_0^\pi f(\sin x) d x$