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  1. Evaluate : ∫0π211+cot⁡x dx\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1}{1+\cot x}\,dx OR
  2. Find a polynomial of degree two, which takes the values.
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(a) Use the reflection property to get I=π/4I=\pi/4. (b) Constant 2nd differences ⇒\Rightarrow Newton forward gives y=12(x2+x+2)y=\tfrac12(x^2+x+2).

Part (a) — definite integral by property. Convert:

11+cot⁡x=11+cos⁡xsin⁡x=sin⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡x.\frac{1}{1+\cot x}=\frac{1}{1+\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}}=\frac{\sin x}{\sin x+\cos x}.

Let I=∫0π/2sin⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡x dx.I=\displaystyle\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{\sin x}{\sin x+\cos x}\,dx. Using ∫0af(x) dx=∫0af(a−x) dx\int_{0}^{a}f(x)\,dx=\int_{0}^{a}f(a-x)\,dx with a=π/2a=\pi/2:

I=∫0π/2sin⁡(π/2−x)sin⁡(π/2−x)+cos⁡(π/2−x) dx=∫0π/2cos⁡xcos⁡x+sin⁡x dx.I=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{\sin(\pi/2-x)}{\sin(\pi/2-x)+\cos(\pi/2-x)}\,dx=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{\cos x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,dx.

Add the two forms:

2I=∫0π/2sin⁡x+cos⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡x dx=∫0π/21 dx=π2 ⇒ I=π4.2I=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sin x+\cos x}\,dx=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}1\,dx=\frac{\pi}{2}\ \Rightarrow\ I=\frac{\pi}{4}.

Part (b) — polynomial of degree two (interpolation). Difference table for the given values:

xxyyΔy\Delta yΔ2y\Delta^{2}y
0111
1221
2431
3741
41151
51661
6227
729
…

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