The value of $\int\limits_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} \cot \theta \cdot \text{cosec}^2 \theta \, d\theta$ is: |
$\frac{1}{2}$ $-\frac{1}{2}$ 0 $\frac{\pi}{8}$ |
$\frac{1}{2}$ |
The correct answer is Option (1) → $\frac{1}{2}$ Since, $I = \int\limits_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} \cot \theta \cdot \text{cosec}^2 \theta \, d\theta$ Let $\cot \theta = t ⇒-\text{cosec}^2 \theta \, d\theta = dt$ When $\theta = \frac{\pi}{4}, t = 1$; When $\theta = \frac{\pi}{2}, t = 0$ So, $I = \int\limits_{1}^{0} t(-dt)$ $I= \int\limits_{0}^{1} t \, dt = \left[ \frac{t^2}{2} \right]_{0}^{1} = \frac{1}{2}$ |