$\int_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{1}{1+\tan ^{2020}(x)} d x=$

$\int_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{1}{1+\tan ^{2020}(x)} d x=$
  1. $\pi$
  2. $\frac{\pi}{2}$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{4}$
  4. 0

Solution

$ I=\int_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{d x}{1+\tan ^{2020} x}=\int_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\cos ^{2020} x}{\cos ^{2020} x+\sin ^{2020} x} d x $ On applying property $\int_0^a f(x) d x=\int_0^a f(a-x) d x$, we get $ I=\int_0^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sin ^{2020} x}{\sin ^{2020} x+\cos ^{2020} x} d x $ On adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get $ 2 I=\int_0^{\pi / 2} d x=\frac{\pi}{2} \Rightarrow I=\frac{\pi}{4} $ Hence, option (3) is correct

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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