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COMEDK · Maths · 30. Definite Integration

If \(\int_{a}^{b} \frac{x^{n}}{x^{n}+(16-x)^{n}} d x=6\), then

  1. A \(a=4, b=12, n \in R\)
  2. B \(a=2, b=14, n \in R\)
  3. C \(a=-4, b=20, n \in R\)
  4. D \(a=2, b=8, n \in R\)
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(B) \(a=2, b=14, n \in R\)

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\(\int_{a}^{b} \frac{x^{n}}{x^{n}+(16-x)^{n}} d x=6...(i)\) Let \(a+b=16\), then \(\int_{a}^{b} \frac{(16-x)^{n}}{(16-x)^{n}+x^{n}} d x=6..(ii)\) Adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get \(\int_{a}^{b} 1 \cdot d x=12 \Rightarrow b-a=12\) Solving \(a+b=16\) and \(b-a=12\), we get…