JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Definite Integration Question Bank Fundamental definite integration, Definite integration by substitution

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    \[\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{x+\sin x}{1+\cos x}\,dx=}\]                                              [MP PET 1989]

    A)                 \[-\log 2\]

    B)                 \[\log 2\]

    C)                 \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    D)                 0

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{x+\sin x}{1+\cos x}dx=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{x+\sin x}{2{{\cos }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}dx}}\]                    \[=\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{x{{\sec }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}dx+\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\tan \frac{x}{2}dx}\].                                 \[=\left| \,x\tan \frac{x}{2}\, \right|_{0}^{\pi /2}=\frac{\pi }{2}\tan \frac{\pi }{4}=\frac{\pi }{2}\].


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