JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 23 April 2013)

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                    The value of  \[\int\limits_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{\frac{{{\sin }^{2}}x}{1+{{2}^{x}}}\operatorname{d}}x\]is :     JEE Main Online Paper ( Held On 23  April 2013 )

    A)                  \[\pi \]                                

    B)                                         \[\pi /2\]

    C)                                         \[4\pi \]                                              

    D)                                         \[\pi /4\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     \[I=\int\limits_{\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{\frac{{{\sin }^{2}}x}{1+{{2}^{x}}}dx}\]                                     ?(i) \[\Rightarrow \]\[I=\int\limits_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{\frac{{{\sin }^{2}}x}{1+{{2}^{-x}}}dx,}\]by replacing x by \[\left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{\pi }{2}-x \right)\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[I=\int\limits_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{\frac{{{2}^{x}}.{{\sin }^{2}}x}{1+{{2}^{x}}}dx}\]            ?(ii) Adding equations (i) and (ii), we get \[2I=\int\limits_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{{{\sin }^{2}}xdx=\frac{1}{2}\int\limits_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}{(1-\cos 2x)dx}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[I=\frac{1}{4}\left[ x+\frac{\sin 2x}{2} \right]_{-\pi /2}^{\pi /2}\] \[=\frac{1}{4}\left[ \left( \frac{\pi }{2}+\frac{\sin \pi }{2} \right)-\left( -\frac{\pi }{2}+\frac{\sin (-\pi )}{2} \right) \right]\] \[I=\frac{1}{4}\left[ \frac{\pi }{2}+\frac{\pi }{2} \right]=\frac{\pi }{4}\]


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