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

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

    A)                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}+\frac{1}{2}\log 2\]           

    B)                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}+\log 2\]

    C)                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}-\frac{1}{2}\log 2\]            

    D)                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}-\log 2\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\cos x}{1+\cos x+\sin x}}dx\]                    \[=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{{{\cos }^{2}}(x/2)-{{\sin }^{2}}(x/2)}{2{{\cos }^{2}}(x/2)+2\sin (x/2)\cos (x/2)}}dx\]                    \[=\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{1-{{\tan }^{2}}(x/2)}{1+\tan (x/2)}}dx=\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\left[ 1-\tan \left( \frac{x}{2} \right) \right]}dx\]                                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}+\log \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{\pi }{4}-\frac{1}{2}\log 2\].


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