Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Definite Integration

Question:

$\int\limits_{1 / 2}^2 \frac{1}{x} \sin \left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right) d x=$

Options:

0

1

2

$\sqrt{2}$

Correct Answer:

0

Explanation:

$I=\int\limits_{1 / 2}^2 \frac{1}{x}\sin \left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right) d x$  ...(1)

let $\frac{1}{x}=t$ so $dx=\frac{-1}{t^2}dt$

$⇒I=-\int\limits_{1 / 2}^2\frac{1}{t}\sin \left(t-\frac{1}{t}\right)dt=-\int\limits_{1 / 2}^2 \frac{1}{x}\sin \left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right) d x$   ...(2)

so eq. (1) + eq. (2)

$2I+0⇒I=0$