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

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    \[\int_{0}^{\pi /4}{[\sqrt{\tan x}+\sqrt{\cot x}]\,dx}\] equals                      [RPET 1997]

    A)                 \[\sqrt{2}\pi \] 

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

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

    D)                 \[2\pi \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[I=\int_{0}^{\pi /4}{[\sqrt{\tan x}+\sqrt{\cot x]}}dx=\int_{0}^{\pi /4}{\frac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sqrt{\sin x\cos x}}dx}\]                      \[=\sqrt{2}\int_{0}^{\pi /4}{\frac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sqrt{1-{{(\sin x-\cos x)}^{2}}}}dx}\]                    Put \[\sin x-\cos x=t\]; \[(\cos x+\sin x)dx=dt\]                    \[\therefore \,\,\,I=\sqrt{2}\int_{-1}^{0}{\frac{dt}{\sqrt{1-{{t}^{2}}}}}\]                                     \[I=\sqrt{2}[{{\sin }^{-1}}t]_{-1}^{0}=\sqrt{2}[0-(-\pi /2)]=\frac{\pi }{\sqrt{2}}\].           


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