Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Definite Integration

Question:

If $m, n \in N$, then $\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sqrt[n]{\sin ^m x}}{\sqrt[n]{\sin ^m x}+\sqrt[n]{\cos ^m x}} d x$ is equal to

Options:

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

$\frac{\pi}{2 n}$

$\frac{\pi}{4 n}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

Explanation:

Let $I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sqrt[n]{\sin ^m x}}{\sqrt[n]{\sin ^m x}+\sqrt[n]{\cos ^m x}} d x$         ....(i)

Then,

$I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sqrt[n]{\cos ^m x}}{\sqrt[n]{\cos ^m x}+\sqrt[n]{\sin ^m x}} d x$              [Using $\int\limits_0^a f(x) dx = \int\limits_0^a f(a-x)dx$]          ......(ii)

Adding (i) and (ii), we get

$2 \pi=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} 1 . d x=\frac{\pi}{2} \Rightarrow I=\frac{\pi}{4}$