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Q.Evaluate ∫₀^(π/4) (sin x + cos x)/(9 + 16 sin 2x) dx.

West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 4mImportance★★★★★
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Substitute t=sin⁡x−cos⁡xt=\sin x-\cos x; its derivative is exactly sin⁡x+cos⁡x\sin x+\cos x (the numerator), and sin⁡2x=1−t2\sin2x=1-t^2 turns the denominator into a simple rational function of tt.

Step 1. Let t=sin⁡x−cos⁡xt=\sin x-\cos x, so dt=(cos⁡x+sin⁡x) dxdt=(\cos x+\sin x)\,dx — this exactly matches the numerator.

Step 2. Note t2=sin⁡2x−2sin⁡xcos⁡x+cos⁡2x=1−sin⁡2xt^2=\sin^2x-2\sin x\cos x+\cos^2x=1-\sin2x, so sin⁡2x=1−t2\sin2x=1-t^2.

Step 3 — change limits. At x=0x=0: t=0−1=−1t=0-1=-1. At x=π/4x=\pi/4: t=22−22=0t=\tfrac{\sqrt2}{2}-\tfrac{\sqrt2}{2}=0.

Step 4 — rewrite the integral.

∫−10dt9+16(1−t2)=∫−10dt25−16t2.\int_{-1}^{0}\frac{dt}{9+16(1-t^2)}=\int_{-1}^{0}\frac{dt}{25-16t^2}.

Step 5 — standard form. ∫dta2−t2=12aln⁡∣a+ta−t∣+C\displaystyle\int\frac{dt}{a^2-t^2}=\frac{1}{2a}\ln\left|\frac{a+t}{a-t}\right|+C with a=54a=\dfrac54 (since 25−16t2=16(2516−t2)25-16t^2=16\left(\tfrac{25}{16}-t^2\right), giving 116⋅12(5/4)=140\frac1{16}\cdot\frac{1}{2(5/4)}=\frac{1}{40}): …

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