Hard MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2024

The value of the integral $\int\limits_0^{\pi / 4} \frac{x \mathrm{~d} x}{\sin ^4(2 x)+\cos ^4(2 x)}$ equals :

  1. A $\frac{\sqrt{2} \pi^2}{8}$
  2. B $\frac{\sqrt{2} \pi^2}{16}$
  3. C $\frac{\sqrt{2} \pi^2}{32}$ Correct answer
  4. D $\frac{\sqrt{2} \pi^2}{64}$

Solution

Take $I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 4} \frac{x d x}{\sin ^4(2 x)+\cos ^4(2 x)}$ <br/><br/>Let $2 x=t$ <br/><br/>$2 d x=d t$ <br/><br/>$d x=\frac{d t}{2}$ <br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & I=\int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{t / 2 \cdot 1 / 2 d t}{\sin ^4 t+\cos ^4 t} \\\\ & I=\frac{1}{4} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{t d t}{\sin ^4 t+\cos ^4 t} \\\\ & =\frac{1}{4} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-t\right) d t}{\sin ^4(\pi / 2-t)+\cos ^4(\pi / 2-t)} \\\\ & =\frac{1}{4} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-t\right)}{\sin ^4 t+\cos ^4 t}\end{aligned}$ <br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & 2 I=\frac{1}{4} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\frac{\pi}{2}}{\sin ^4 t+\cos ^4 t} d t \\\\ & 2 I=\frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{d t}{\sin ^4 t+\cos ^4 t} \\\\ & 2 I=\frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sec ^4 t}{1+\tan ^4 t} d t\end{aligned}$ <br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \text { Put tant }=y \\\\ & \sec ^2 t d t=d y \\\\ & 2 I=\frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_0^{\infty} \frac{\left(1+y^2\right) d y}{1+y^4} \\\\ & =\frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_0^{\infty} \frac{1+\frac{1}{y^2}}{y^2+\frac{1}{y^2}-2+2} d y \\\\ & = \frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_0^{\infty} \frac{\left(1+\frac{1}{y^2}\right) d y}{2+\left(y-\frac{1}{y}\right)^2}\end{aligned}$ <br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \text { Put, } y-\frac{1}{y}=4 \\\\ & 2 I=\frac{\pi}{8} \int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{d u}{2+u^2} \\\\ & =\frac{\pi}{8 \sqrt{2}}\left[\tan ^{-1} \frac{y}{\sqrt{2}}\right]_{-\infty}^{\infty} \\\\ & =\frac{\sqrt{2} \pi^2}{32}\end{aligned}$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Definite Integration · Topic: Properties of Definite Integrals

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