JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Definite Integration Question Bank Properties of Definite Integration

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    The value of the integral \[\int_{\,\frac{1}{n}}^{\,\frac{an-1}{n}}{\frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{a-x}+\sqrt{x}}dx}\] is [AMU 2002]

    A)                 \[\frac{a}{2}\]   

    B)                 \[\frac{na+2}{2n}\]

    C)                 \[\frac{na-2}{2n}\]         

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[I=\int_{1/n}^{\frac{an-1}{n}}{\frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{a-x}+\sqrt{x}}dx=\int_{1/n}^{a-\frac{1}{n}}{\frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{a-x}+\sqrt{x}}dx}}\]  .....(i)                      \[=\int_{\frac{1}{n}}^{a-\frac{1}{n}}{\frac{\sqrt{\frac{1}{n}+a-\frac{1}{n}-x}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,dx}{\sqrt{a-\left( \frac{1}{n}+a-\frac{1}{n}-x \right)+}\sqrt{\frac{1}{n}+a-\frac{1}{n}-x}}}\]\[\] \[\left[ \because \int_{a}^{b}{f(x)dx=\int_{a}^{b}{f(a+b-x)\,dx}} \right]\]            \[I=\int_{\frac{1}{n}}^{a-\frac{1}{n}}{\frac{\sqrt{a-x}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{a-x}}dx}\]                                     .....(ii)            Adding (i) and (ii), we get \[2I=\int_{\,1/n}^{\,a-(1/n)}{1\,dx=\left[ \,x \right]_{\,1/n}^{\,a-\frac{1}{n}}}\]                 \[\Rightarrow 2I=a-\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n}=\frac{na-2}{n}\] \[\Rightarrow I=\frac{na-2}{2n}\].


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