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

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    \[\int_{-1}^{1}{x{{\tan }^{-1}}x\,dx}\] equals                                      [RPET 1997]

    A)                 \[\left( \frac{\pi }{2}-1 \right)\] 

    B)                 \[\left( \frac{\pi }{2}+1 \right)\]

    C)                 \[(\pi -1)\]          

    D)                 0

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[I=\int_{-1}^{1}{x{{\tan }^{-1}}x\,dx=2}\int_{0}^{1}{x{{\tan }^{-1}}x\,dx}\]                    \[\because \,\,\,x{{\tan }^{-1}}x\]is an even function                    \[I=[2\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{2}{{\tan }^{-1}}x]_{0}^{1}-2\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{1+{{x}^{2}}}dx}\]                    \[I=[{{x}^{2}}{{\tan }^{-1}}x]_{0}^{1}-\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1-1}{1+{{x}^{2}}}dx}\]                     I =\[[{{x}^{2}}{{\tan }^{-1}}x]_{0}^{1}-[x]_{0}^{1}+[{{\tan }^{-1}}x]_{0}^{1}\]                                 Þ \[I=\frac{\pi }{4}-1+\frac{\pi }{4}=\frac{\pi }{2}-1\].


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