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

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    \[\int_{0}^{\pi }{\frac{dx}{1-2a\cos x+{{a}^{2}}}}\,\]=                                     [CEE 1993]

    A)                 \[\frac{\pi }{2(1-{{a}^{2}})}\]      

    B)                 \[\pi (1-{{a}^{2}})\]

    C)                 \[\frac{\pi }{1-{{a}^{2}}}\]           

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\int_{0}^{\pi }{\frac{dx}{(1+{{a}^{2}})\left( {{\cos }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}+{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2} \right)-2a\left( {{\cos }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}-{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2} \right)}}\]                    \[=\int_{0}^{\pi }{\frac{dx}{{{(1-a)}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}+{{(1+a)}^{2}}{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}}\]                    \[=\frac{2}{{{(1+a)}^{2}}}\int_{0}^{\infty }{\frac{dt}{{{\left\{ (1-a)/(1+a) \right\}}^{2}}+{{t}^{2}}}}\]; {where \[t=\tan \frac{x}{2}\]}                    \[=\frac{2}{{{(1+a)}^{2}}}\frac{(1+a)}{(1-a)}\left[ {{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1+a}{1-a}.t \right) \right]_{0}^{\infty }\]                                 \[=\frac{2}{(1-{{a}^{2}})}[{{\tan }^{-1}}\infty -{{\tan }^{-1}}0]=\frac{\pi }{1-{{a}^{2}}}\].


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