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JEE Main 2025 — 8 April, Evening Shift — Question 38

Let f(x)f(x) be a positive function and I1=∫−1212xf(2x(1−2x))dxI_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} 2 x f(2 x(1-2 x)) d x and I2=∫−12f(x(1−x))dxI_{2}=\int_{-1}^{2} f(x(1-x)) d x.

Then the value of I2I1\frac{I_{2}}{I_{1}} is equal to ____\_\_\_\_ .

  1. Option A:

    1212

  2. Option B:

    44

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    66

  4. Option D:

    99

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

I1=∫−1212xf(2x(1−2x)dx)I_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} 2 x f(2 x(1-2 x) d x)

I1=∫−1212(12−x)f(2(12−x)(1−2(12−x)))dxI1=∫−121(1−2x)f((1−2x)(2x))dx\begin{aligned} & I_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} 2\left(\frac{1}{2}-x\right) f\left(2\left(\frac{1}{2}-x\right)\left(1-2\left(\frac{1}{2}-x\right)\right)\right) d x \\& I_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1}(1-2 x) f((1-2 x)(2 x)) d x \end{aligned}

I1=∫−121f((1−2x)(2x))dx−∫−1212xf((1−2x)(2x))dx⏟I1I_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} f((1-2 x)(2 x)) d x-\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} 2 x \underbrace{f((1-2 x)(2 x)) d x}_{I_{1}}

2I1=∫−121f((1−2x)(2x))dx2 I_{1}=\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{1} f((1-2 x)(2 x)) d x

Put 2x=t2 x=t

2dx=dt2 d x=d t

dx=dt2d x=\frac{d t}{2}

2I1=12∫−12f((1−t)(t))dt2 I_{1}=\frac{1}{2} \int_{-1}^{2} f((1-t)(t)) d t

I1=14∫−12f((1−x)(x))dxI_{1}=\frac{1}{4} \int_{-1}^{2} f((1-x)(x)) d x

I1=14I2I_{1}=\frac{1}{4} I_{2}

⇒I2l1=4\Rightarrow \frac{I_{2}}{l_{1}}=4

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Definite Integration
Topic
Methods of solving definite integrals(kings rule,odd even)