Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Indefinite Integration

Question:

$\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{cot\, x}}dx$ is :

Options:

$\frac{\pi }{3}$

$\frac{\pi }{6}$

$\frac{\pi }{12}$

$\frac{\pi }{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{\pi }{12}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → $\frac{\pi }{12}$

$\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{\cot x}}dx$  ...(1)

$I=\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{\cot(\frac{\pi}{3}+\frac{\pi}{6}-x)}}dx$

$I=\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{\tan x}}dx$

$I=\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{\sqrt{\cot x}}{\sqrt{\cot x}+1}dx$   ...(2)

Eq. (1) + Eq. (2)

$2I=\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}\frac{1+\sqrt{\cot x}}{1+\sqrt{\cot x}}dx=\int\limits^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{\frac{\pi}{6}}1dx$

$2I=\left[\frac{\pi}{3}-\frac{\pi}{6}\right]$

$2I=\frac{\pi}{6}$

$I=\frac{\pi}{12}$