Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Definite Integration

Question:

The value of the integral $\int\limits_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2}\left\{x^2+\log \left(\frac{\pi+x}{\pi-x}\right)\right\} \cos x d x$, is

Options:

0

$\frac{\pi^2}{2}-4$

$\frac{\pi^2}{2}+4$

$\frac{\pi^2}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{\pi^2}{2}-4$

Explanation:

Let $I=\int\limits_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2}\left\{x^2+\log _e\left(\frac{\pi+x}{\pi-x}\right)\right\} \cos x d x$ Then,

$I=\int\limits_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2} x^2 \cos x d x+\int\limits_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2} \log \left(\frac{\pi+x}{\pi-x}\right) \cos x d x$

$\Rightarrow I=2 \int\limits^{\pi / 2} x^2 \cos x d x+0$           [∵ $\log \left(\frac{\pi+x}{\pi-x}\right) \cos x$ is an odd function]

$\Rightarrow I=2\left[x^2 \sin x+2 x \cos x-2 \sin x\right]_0^{\pi / 2}$

$\Rightarrow I=2\left(\frac{\pi^2}{4}-2\right)=\frac{\pi^2}{2}-4$