If $g(x)=\int_0^x \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t$, then $g(x+\pi)$ equals

If $g(x)=\int_0^x \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t$, then $g(x+\pi)$ equals
  1. $g(x)+g(\pi)$
  2. $g(x)-g(\pi)$
  3. $\frac{g(x)}{g(\pi)}$
  4. $g(x) \cdot g(\pi)$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & g(x)=\int_0^x \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t \\ & \Rightarrow g(x+\pi)=\int_0^{x+\pi} \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t=\int_0^x \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t+\int_x^{x+\pi} \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t \\ & =g(x)+\int_x^{x+\pi} \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t \\ & =g(x)+\int_0^\pi \cos ^4 t \mathrm{~d} t \end{aligned}$ [as $\cos ^4 t$ is a periodic function with period $\left.\pi\right]=g(x)+g(\pi)$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (08 Aug Shift 2)

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