$\int_{-1}^{1}\left[\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-x+x^{2}}\right] d x=$

$\int_{-1}^{1}\left[\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-x+x^{2}}\right] d x=$
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 0

Solution

Given I $=\int_{-1}^{1}\left(\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-x+x^{2}}\right) d x$ Let $f(x)=\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-x+x^{2}}$ $\therefore f(-x)=\sqrt{1-x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}=-\left(\sqrt{1+x+x^{2}}-\sqrt{1-x-x^{2}}\right)=-f(x)$ $\therefore I=0$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 2)

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