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

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    If \[f(a+b-x)=f(x),\] then \[\int_{a}^{b}{x\,f(x)\,dx=}\] [CEE 1993; AIEEE 2003]

    A)                 \[\frac{a+b}{2}\int_{a}^{b}{f(b-x)\,dx}\]              

    B)                 \[\frac{a+b}{2}\int_{a}^{b}{f(x)\,dx}\]

    C)                 \[\frac{b-a}{2}\int_{a}^{b}{f(x)\,dx}\]   

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Since \[I=\int_{a}^{b}{xf(x)dx=\int_{a}^{b}{(a+b-x)f(a+b-x)dx}}\]                    Þ    \[I=\int_{a}^{b}{(a+b)}f(x)dx-\int_{a}^{b}{xf(x)dx}\]                    \[\left\{ \because f(a+b-x)=f(x)\text{given} \right\}\]                                 Þ \[2I=(a+b)\int_{a}^{b}{f(x)dx}\]Þ \[I=\int_{a}^{b}{x\,f(x)dx=\frac{a+b}{2}\int_{a}^{b}{f(x)dx}}\].


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