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\(\int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{x d x}{1+\cos \alpha \sin x},(0 < \alpha < \pi)\) is equal to

  1. A \(\frac{\pi \alpha}{\sin \alpha}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\pi \alpha}{\cos \alpha}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\pi \alpha}{1+\sin \alpha}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\pi \alpha}{1+\cos \alpha}\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(\frac{\pi \alpha}{\sin \alpha}\)

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\(\text {Let } I=\int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{x d x}{1+\cos \alpha \cdot \sin x} \text { .. } \)
\( \Rightarrow I=\int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{(\pi-x)}{1+\cos \alpha \cdot \sin (\pi-x)} d x \ldots\)
On adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
\(2 I=\pi \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{d x}{1+\cos \alpha \cdot \sin x} \)
\( =\pi \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{d x}{1+\cos \alpha\left(\frac{2 \tan x / 2}{1+\tan ^{2} x / 2}\right)} \)
\( =\pi \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{\sec ^{2} x / 2 d x}{\left(1+\tan ^{2} x / 2\right)+\cos \alpha(2 \tan x / 2)} \)
Put \(\tan x / 2=t\)
\(
\Rightarrow (1 / 2) \sec ^{2} x / 2 d x=d t
\)
\(
\begin{array}{l}
2 I=\pi \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{2 d t}{1+t^{2}+2 t \cos \alpha} \\
I=\pi \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{d t}{1+t^{2}+2 t \cos \alpha} \\
=\pi \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{d t}{(t+\cos \alpha)^{2}+\sin ^{2} \alpha} \\
=\frac{\pi}{\sin \alpha}\left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{t+\cos \alpha}{\sin \alpha}\right)\right]_{0}^{\infty} \\
I=\frac{\pi \alpha}{\sin \alpha}
\end{array}
\)