Q. Let $F(x) = f(x) + f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right),\$where $f(x) = \int_{1}^{x}{\frac{\log t}{1 + t}dt.Then,\ F(e)equals}$

A) 1/2
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2
Explanation

(a)
$F = (e) = f(e) + f\left( \frac{1}{e} \right)$
$\Rightarrow F(e) = \int_{1}^{e}\frac{\log t}{1 + t}dt + \int_{1}^{1/e}{\frac{\log t}{1 + t}dt}$
On putting $t = \frac{1}{t}$ in second integration, we get
$F(e) = \int_{1}^{e}\frac{\log t}{1 + t}dt + \int_{1}^{e}{\frac{\log t}{t(1 + t)}dt}$
$= \int_{1}^{e}\frac{\log t}{t}dt = \left\lbrack \frac{(\log{t\left. \ \ \right)^{2}}}{2} \right\rbrack_{1}^{e}$
$= \frac{1}{2}\lbrack(\log{e\left. \ \ \right)^{2} - (\log{1\left. \ \ \right)^{2}\rbrack = \frac{1}{2}}}$

Dr. Abubacker
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker

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

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