Q. $\int_{0}^{1}{x^{\frac{3}{2}}\sqrt{1 - x}}\ dx$ is equal to

A) $\frac{\pi}{6}$
B) $\frac{\pi}{9}$
C) $\frac{\pi}{12}$
D) $\frac{\pi}{16}$
Explanation

(d)
Let $I = \int_{0}^{1}{x^{3/2}\sqrt{1 - x}dx}$
Put $x = \sin^{2}{\theta \Rightarrow dx = 2\sin{\theta\cos{\theta d\ \theta}}}$
$\therefore I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\sin^{3}{\theta.\sqrt{1 - \sin^{2}\theta}}}2\sin{\theta\cos{\theta d\theta}}$
$= 2\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\sin^{4}{\theta\cos^{2}{\theta d\theta}}}$
$= 2\left\lbrack \frac{3.1.1}{6.4.2}.\frac{\pi}{2} \right\rbrack$ [using Walli’s formula]
$= \frac{\pi}{16}$

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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