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

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    The value of the definite integral \[\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{{{x}^{2}}+2x\cos \alpha +1}}\] for \[0<\alpha <\pi \] is equal to [Kurukshetra CEE 2002]

    A)                 \[\sin \alpha \] 

    B)                 \[{{\tan }^{-1}}(\sin \alpha )\]

    C)                 \[\alpha \sin \alpha \]   

    D)                 \[\frac{\alpha }{2}{{(\sin \alpha )}^{-1}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{{{x}^{2}}+2x\cos \alpha +1}=\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{{{(x+\cos \alpha )}^{2}}+1-{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha }}}\]            \[=\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{{{(x+\cos \alpha )}^{2}}+{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha }=\left[ \frac{1}{\sin \alpha }{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{x+\cos \alpha }{\sin \alpha } \right]}_{0}^{1}\]                 \[=\frac{1}{\sin \alpha }\left( {{\tan }^{-1}}\cot \frac{\alpha }{2}-{{\tan }^{-1}}\cot \alpha  \right)=\frac{\alpha }{2}.\frac{1}{\sin \alpha }\].


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