The integral $\int_{7 \pi / 4}^{7 \pi / 3} \sqrt{\tan ^2 x} d x$ is equal to :
The integral $\int_{7 \pi / 4}^{7 \pi / 3} \sqrt{\tan ^2 x} d x$ is equal to :
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$\log 2 \sqrt{2}$
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$\log 2$
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$2 \log 2$
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$\log \sqrt{2}$
Solution
Let $\mathrm{I}=\int_{7 \pi / 4}^{7 \pi / 3} \sqrt{\tan ^2 x} d x$
$
=\int_{7 \pi / 4}^{7 \pi / 3} \tan x d x=-\left.\log \cos x\right|_{7 \pi / 4} ^{7 \pi / 3}
$
$=-\left[\log \cos \frac{7 \pi}{3}-\log \cos \frac{7 \pi}{4}\right]$
$=\log \cos \frac{7 \pi}{4}-\log \cos \frac{7 \pi}{3}$
$=\log \left[\frac{\cos \frac{7 \pi}{4}}{\cos \frac{7 \pi}{3}}\right]=\log \left[\frac{\cos \left(2 \pi-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)}{\cos \left(2 \pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)}\right]$
$=\log \left(\frac{\cos \frac{\pi}{4}}{\cos \frac{\pi}{3}}\right)=\log \left(\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}{\frac{1}{2}}\right)$
$=\log \left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}\right)=\log \sqrt{2}$
Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (22 Apr Online)
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