Q. The value of $\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{2^{\sin x}}{2^{\sin x} + 2^{\cos x}}\ dx}$ is

A) 2
B) $\pi$
C) $\pi/4$
D) $2\pi$
Explanation

(c)
Let $I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{2^{\sin x}}{2^{\sin x} + 2^{\cos x}}dx}$ …(i)
$\Rightarrow \ \ I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{2^{\sin{x(\pi/2 - x)}}}{2^{\sin{(\pi/2 - x)}} + 2^{\cos{x(\pi/2 - x)}}}dx}$
$\Rightarrow$ $I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{2^{\cos x}}{2^{\cos x} + 2^{\sin x}}dx}$ …(ii)
On adding Eqs.(i) and (ii), we get
$2I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{2^{\sin x} + 2^{\cos x}}{2^{\sin x} + 2^{\cos x}}dx = \frac{\pi}{2}}$
$\Rightarrow I = \frac{\pi}{4}$

Dr. Abubacker
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker

Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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