JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Definite Integration Question Bank Properties of Definite Integration

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    \[\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\cot x}}{\sqrt{\cot x}+\sqrt{\tan x}}\,dx=}\] [MP PET 1990, 95; IIT 1983; MNR 1990]

    A)                 \[\pi \] 

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

    C)                 \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]              

    D)                 \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[I=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\cot x}}{\sqrt{\cot x}+\sqrt{\tan x}}dx}\]                  .....(i)                      \[=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-x \right)}}{\sqrt{\cot \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-x \right)}+\sqrt{\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-x \right)}}dx}\]                      \[=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\tan x}}{\sqrt{\tan x}+\sqrt{\cot x}}dx}\]                         .....(ii)                    Now adding (i) and (ii), we get                                                \[2I=\int_{0}^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\cot x}+\sqrt{\tan x}}{\sqrt{\tan x}+\sqrt{\cot x}}dx=[x]_{0}^{\pi /2}\Rightarrow I=\frac{\pi }{4}}\].


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