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Q.Evaluate the following integrals :

(a) ∫₀^(π/2) [sin x / (sin x + cos x)] dx (3 marks)
(b) ∫_{−π/2}^{π/2} sin⁷x dx (1 mark)
(c) ∫ x sin 3x dx (2 marks)
Kerala DhseKerala DHSE Plus Two Board 2019Subjective· 6mImportance★★★★★
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(a) uses the King's property ∫0af(x)dx=∫0af(a−x)dx\int_0^a f(x)dx=\int_0^a f(a-x)dx to make the integral self-complementary; (b) is an odd function on a symmetric interval, which integrates to zero; (c) is a direct integration by parts.

(a) I=∫0π/2sin⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡xdxI = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\dfrac{\sin x}{\sin x+\cos x}dx. Apply x→π2−xx\to\frac\pi2-x:

I=∫0π/2sin⁡(π2−x)sin⁡(π2−x)+cos⁡(π2−x)dx=∫0π/2cos⁡xcos⁡x+sin⁡xdxI = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\dfrac{\sin(\frac\pi2-x)}{\sin(\frac\pi2-x)+\cos(\frac\pi2-x)}dx = \int_0^{\pi/2}\dfrac{\cos x}{\cos x+\sin x}dx

Add the two expressions for II:

2I=∫0π/2sin⁡x+cos⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡xdx=∫0π/21 dx=π22I = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\dfrac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sin x+\cos x}dx = \int_0^{\pi/2}1\,dx = \dfrac\pi2

I=π4I = \dfrac{\pi}{4}.

(b) ∫−π/2π/2sin⁡7x dx\displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}\sin^7x\,dx. Since sin⁡(−x)=−sin⁡x\sin(-x)=-\sin x, we have sin⁡7(−x)=−sin⁡7x\sin^7(-x) = -\sin^7x — an odd function. The integral of any odd function over a symmetric interval [−a,a][-a,a] is always 00 (the negative-xx half exactly cancels the positive-xx half).

So the integral =0= 0.

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