JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    If\[2f(x)+3f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)=\frac{1}{x}-2,\,\,x\ne 0\], then\[\int_{1}^{2}{f(x)}\,\,dx\]equal to

    A) \[-\frac{2}{5}\log 2+\frac{1}{2}\]                              

    B) \[-\frac{2}{5}\log 2-\frac{1}{2}\]

    C) \[\frac{2}{5}\log 2+\frac{1}{2}\]                

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have,\[2f(x)+3f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)=\frac{1}{x}-2\]           ... (i) Replacing\[x\]by\[\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)\], we get                 \[2f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)+3f(x)=x-2\] ? (ii) On solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get                 \[f(x)=\frac{-2}{5x}+\frac{3x}{5}-\frac{2}{5}\] Now,     \[\int_{1}^{2}{f(x)}\,\,dx=\int_{1}^{2}{\left( \frac{-2}{5x}+\frac{3x}{5}-\frac{2}{5} \right)dx}\]                 \[={{\left[ \frac{-2}{5}\log x+\frac{3}{5}\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{2}-\frac{2x}{5} \right]}^{2}}\]                 \[=\left( -\frac{2}{5}\log 2+\frac{6}{5}-\frac{4}{5} \right)-\left( \frac{3}{10}-\frac{2}{5} \right)\]                 \[=-\frac{2}{5}\log 2+\frac{2}{5}+\frac{1}{10}\]                 \[=-\frac{2}{5}\log 2+\frac{1}{2}\]


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