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

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    \[\int_{\pi /3}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{1+\cos x}}{{{(1-\cos x)}^{\frac{5}{2}}}}}\,dx=\]                                             [AI CBSE 1980]

    A)                 \[\frac{5}{2}\]

    B)                 \[\frac{3}{2}\]

    C)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    D)                 \[\frac{2}{5}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[I=\int_{\pi /3}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{1+\cos x}}{{{(1-\cos x)}^{5/2}}}\times \frac{\sqrt{1-\cos x}}{\sqrt{1-\cos x}}}\,\,dx\]                      = \[\int_{\pi /3}^{\pi /2}{\,\,\frac{\sin x}{{{(1-\cos x)}^{3}}}\,dx}\]                    Now, put \[1-\cos x=t\]                    Also, when \[x=\frac{\pi }{3},t=\frac{1}{2}\] and \[x=\frac{\pi }{2}\,,\,\,t=1\]                                 Therefore, \[I=\int_{1/2}^{1}{\frac{dt}{{{t}^{3}}}=\left| \frac{{{t}^{-2}}}{-2} \right|}_{1/2}^{1}=\frac{3}{2}\].


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