Q106 / 200 · Manipal (MET) 2014 · Mathematics

$\int_0^{\frac{3 \pi}{2}} \sin \left[\frac{2 x}{\pi}\right] \cdot d x$, where $[\cdot]$ denotes the greatest integer function, is equal to

  • A
    $\frac{\pi}{2}(\sin 1+\cos 1)$
  • Correct answer
    B
    $\frac{\pi}{2}(\sin 1+\sin 2)$
  • C
    $\frac{\pi}{2}(\sin 1-\cos 1)$
  • D
    $\frac{\pi}{2}(\sin \pi+\sin 2)$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \int_0^{\frac{3 \pi}{2}} \sin \left(\frac{2 x}{\pi}\right) d x=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin \left(\frac{2 x}{\pi}\right) d x+\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^\pi \sin \left(\frac{2 x}{\pi}\right) d x \\ & \quad+\int_\pi^{\frac{3 \pi}{2}} \sin \left(\frac{2 x}{\pi}\right) d x \\ & =0+\sin 1 \int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^\pi d x+\sin 2 \int_\pi^{\frac{3 \pi}{2}} d x \\ & \end{aligned}$ $=\frac{\pi}{2}(\sin 1+\sin 2)$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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