Join WhatsApp Icon JEE WhatsApp Group
Question 73

The integral $$\int_0^{\pi/2} \frac{1}{3 + 2\sin x + \cos x} dx$$ is equal to:

We need to evaluate $$\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \frac{dx}{3 + 2\sin x + \cos x}$$.

We use the Weierstrass substitution $$t = \tan\!\left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)$$, which gives $$\sin x = \dfrac{2t}{1 + t^2}$$, $$\cos x = \dfrac{1 - t^2}{1 + t^2}$$, and $$dx = \dfrac{2\,dt}{1 + t^2}$$. When $$x = 0$$, $$t = 0$$; when $$x = \pi/2$$, $$t = 1$$.

The denominator becomes $$3 + \dfrac{4t}{1 + t^2} + \dfrac{1 - t^2}{1 + t^2} = \dfrac{3(1 + t^2) + 4t + 1 - t^2}{1 + t^2} = \dfrac{2t^2 + 4t + 4}{1 + t^2} = \dfrac{2(t^2 + 2t + 2)}{1 + t^2}$$.

Hence the integral transforms to $$\displaystyle\int_0^1 \frac{1}{\dfrac{2(t^2 + 2t + 2)}{1 + t^2}} \cdot \frac{2\,dt}{1 + t^2} = \int_0^1 \frac{(1 + t^2)}{2(t^2 + 2t + 2)} \cdot \frac{2\,dt}{1 + t^2} = \int_0^1 \frac{dt}{t^2 + 2t + 2}$$.

Now we complete the square: $$t^2 + 2t + 2 = (t + 1)^2 + 1$$. Substituting $$u = t + 1$$, $$du = dt$$, with limits $$u = 1$$ to $$u = 2$$:

$$\displaystyle\int_1^2 \frac{du}{u^2 + 1} = \Big[\tan^{-1}(u)\Big]_1^2 = \tan^{-1}(2) - \tan^{-1}(1) = \tan^{-1}(2) - \frac{\pi}{4}$$.

Hence, the correct answer is Option B.

Get AI Help

Video Solution

video

Create a FREE account and get:

  • Free JEE Mains Previous Papers PDF
  • Take JEE Mains paper tests

JEE Quant Questions | JEE Quantitative Ability

JEE DILR Questions | LRDI Questions For JEE

JEE Verbal Ability Questions | VARC Questions For JEE

Free JEE Topicwise Questions

JEE Dual Nature of Matter & RadiationJEE Simple Harmonic MotionJEE Sequences & SeriesJEE Redox ReactionsJEE Complex NumbersJEE Basic Principles of Organic ChemistryJEE Organic Compounds with HalogensJEE d and f-Block ElementsJEE EquilibriumJEE Practical Organic ChemistryJEE Aldehydes & KetonesJEE Atoms & NucleiJEE Conic SectionsJEE Electric Potential & CapacitanceJEE Magnetic Effects of CurrentJEE Laws of ThermodynamicsJEE Basic Concepts in ChemistryJEE ElectrochemistryJEE CirclesJEE Units & MeasurementsJEE Chemical ThermodynamicsJEE Trigonometric FunctionsJEE Coordination CompoundsJEE Wave OpticsJEE Electronic DevicesJEE SolutionsJEE Work, Energy & PowerJEE Kinematics - 1D MotionJEE MatricesJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkanesJEE Indefinite IntegrationJEE Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsJEE StatisticsJEE Laboratory Experiments - XIJEE Continuity & DifferentiabilityJEE Differential EquationsJEE BiomoleculesJEE Fluid MechanicsJEE Ray OpticsJEE Straight LinesJEE DeterminantsJEE DifferentiationJEE Chemical Bonding & Molecular StructureJEE Magnetism & Magnetic MaterialsJEE Three Dimensional GeometryJEE Alcohols, Phenols & EthersJEE Sets, Relations & FunctionsJEE Heat TransferJEE Vector AlgebraJEE Nitrogen-Containing CompoundsJEE Kinetic Theory of GasesJEE Number SystemJEE Current & ResistanceJEE ElasticityJEE ProbabilityJEE Electric Charges & FieldsJEE Purification & CharacterisationJEE GravitationJEE LimitsJEE Electromagnetic InductionJEE Chemical KineticsJEE Applications of DerivativesJEE WavesJEE EMF & Circuit AnalysisJEE Definite IntegrationJEE Carboxylic AcidsJEE Binomial TheoremJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkynesJEE Alternating CurrentsJEE Electromagnetic WavesJEE Quadratic EquationsJEE Permutations & CombinationsJEE Laws of MotionJEE Hydrocarbons - AlkenesJEE Kinematics - 2D MotionJEE Atomic StructureJEE Periodic Table & PeriodicityJEE JEE 2D GeometryJEE Hydrocarbons - AromaticJEE p-Block Elements (Groups 13-18)JEE Rotational MotionJEE Surface Tension
Ask AI