Let for $f(x)=7 \tan ^8 x+7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^4 x-3 \tan ^2 x,$ $\mathrm{I}_1=\int_0^{\pi / 4} f(x)…

Let for $f(x)=7 \tan ^8 x+7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^4 x-3 \tan ^2 x,$ $\mathrm{I}_1=\int_0^{\pi / 4} f(x) \mathrm{d} x$ and $\mathrm{I}_2=\int_0^{\pi / 4} x f(x) \mathrm{d} x$. Then $7 \mathrm{I}_1+12 \mathrm{I}_2$ is equal to :
  1. $2$
  2. $1$
  3. $2 \pi$
  4. $\pi$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} f(x) & =7 \tan ^8 x+7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^4 x-3 \tan ^2 x \\ & =7 \tan ^6 x\left(1+\tan ^2 x\right)-3 \tan ^2 x\left(1+\tan ^2 x\right) \\ & =\left(7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^2 x\right)\left(1+\tan ^2 x\right) \\ & =\left(7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^2 x\right) \sec ^2 x \\ I_1= & \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} f(x) d x=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}}\left(7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^2 x\right) \sec ^2 x d x \\ & =\left.\left(\frac{7 \tan ^7 x}{7}-\frac{3 \tan ^3 x}{3}\right)\right|_0 ^{\frac{\pi}{4}}=1-1=0\end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned}
I_2= & \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} x f(x) d x=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} x\left(7 \tan ^6 x-3 \tan ^2 x\right) \sec ^2 x d x \\ & =\left.x\left(\tan ^7 x-\tan ^3 x\right)\right|_0 ^{\frac{\pi}{4}}-\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} 1 \cdot\left(\tan ^7 x-\tan ^3 x\right) d x \\ & =0-\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \tan ^3 x\left(\tan ^2 x-1\right)\left(\tan ^2 x+1\right) d x \\ & =\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}}\left(\tan ^3 x-\tan ^5 x\right) \sec ^2 x d x=\frac{\tan ^4 x}{4}-\left.\frac{\tan ^6 x}{6}\right|_0 ^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \\ & =\frac{1}{12}
\end{aligned}$
Hence $7 I_1+12 I_2=1$

Asked in: JEE Main 2025 (22 Jan Shift 1)

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