\(\int_0^{\pi / 4} \tan ^2(x) d x=\)

\(\int_0^{\pi / 4} \tan ^2(x) d x=\)
  1. \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
  2. \(\frac{\pi}{4}-1\)
  3. \(1-\frac{\pi}{4}\)
  4. 0

Solution

\(\begin{aligned} I & =\int_0^{\pi / 4} \tan ^2 x d x=\int_0^{\pi / 2}\left(\sec ^2 x-1\right) d x \\ & =[\tan x-x]_0^{\pi / 4}=1-\frac{\pi}{4} \end{aligned}\) Hence, option (c) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (21 Sep Shift 1)

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