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NCERT Exemplar · Q48

Q.∫0π/2cos⁡x esin⁡x dx=\int_{0}^{\pi/2} \cos x\,e^{\sin x}\,dx = _______.

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The key idea is to use substitution u=sin⁡xu = \sin x, which transforms the integral into a simple exponential form. The value is e−1\boxed{e - 1}.

Why this approach works

When you see an integral like ∫cos⁡x esin⁡x dx\int \cos x \, e^{\sin x} \, dx, your first instinct should be to look for a function and its derivative. Here, sin⁡x\sin x appears inside the exponential, and its derivative cos⁡x\cos x sits right next to it as a factor. That’s the classic signal for the reverse chain rule — or, more formally, integration by substitution.

The power rule for integration (∫un du=un+1n+1+C\int u^n \, du = \frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1} + C) doesn’t apply directly because we have an exponential, not a power. But the substitution method works the same way: we let uu be the “inner” function, rewrite everything in terms of uu, and then integrate using the rule for exponentials (∫eu du=eu+C\int e^u \, du = e^u + C).

Let’s walk through it step by step.


  1. Choose the substitution.

    Let u=sin⁡xu = \sin x. Then du=cos⁡x dxdu = \cos x \, dx. This is perfect because the integrand has cos⁡x dx\cos x \, dx multiplied by esin⁡xe^{\sin x}.

  2. Change the limits of integration.

    When x=0x = 0, u=sin⁡0=0u = \sin 0 = 0.

    When x=π2x = \frac{\pi}{2}, u=sin⁡π2=1u = \sin \frac{\pi}{2} = 1.

    So the integral becomes:

∫0π/2cos⁡x esin⁡x dx=∫01eu du\int_{0}^{\pi/2} \cos x \, e^{\sin x} \, dx = \int_{0}^{1} e^u \, du

  1. Integrate with respect to uu. The antiderivative of eue^u is eue^u itself. So: ∫01eu du=[eu]01=e1−e0=e−1\int_{0}^{1} e^u \, du = \left[ e^u \right]_{0}^{1} = e^{1} - e^{0} = e - 1 …

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