Let $(a, b)$ be the point of intersection of the curve $x^2=2 y$ and the straight line $y-2 x-6=0$ in the…

Let $(a, b)$ be the point of intersection of the curve $x^2=2 y$ and the straight line $y-2 x-6=0$ in the second quadrant. Then the integral $I=\int_a^b \frac{9 x^2}{1+5^x} d x$ is equal to :
  1. $24$
  2. $27$
  3. $18$
  4. $21$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & x^2=2 y \& y=2 x+6 \\ & x^2=4 x+12\end{aligned}$
$\left.x^2-4 x-12=0 \Rightarrow \begin{gathered}x=6 \\ y=18\end{gathered} \right\rvert\, \begin{gathered}\text { if } x=-2 \\ y=2\end{gathered}$
$\therefore(6,18) \&(-2,2)$
Here $(6,18)$ Rejected because $(a, b)$ lies in $2^{\text {nd }}$ quadrant
$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \mathrm{a}=-2 \& \mathrm{~b}=2 \\ & \therefore \mathrm{I}=\int_{-2}^2 \frac{9 \mathrm{x}^2}{1+5^{\mathrm{x}}} \mathrm{dx}=\int_{-2}^2 \frac{9 \cdot 5^{\mathrm{x}} \cdot \mathrm{x}^2}{1+5^{\mathrm{x}}} \mathrm{dx} \\ & \therefore 2 \mathrm{I}=\int_{-2}^2 9 \mathrm{x}^2 \mathrm{dx}=18 \int_0^2 \mathrm{x}^2 \mathrm{dx}=18\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}^3}{3}\right)_0^2 \\ & 2 \mathrm{I}=48 \\ & \therefore \mathrm{I}=24\end{aligned}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2025 (02 Apr Shift 2)

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