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JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Evening Shift — Question 22

Let [•] be the greatest integer function. If α=∫064(x1/3−[x1/3])dx\alpha=\int_{0}^{64}\left(\mathrm{x}^{1 / 3}-\left[\mathrm{x}^{1 / 3}\right]\right) \mathrm{dx}, then 1π∫0απ(sin⁡2θsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ)dθ\frac{1}{\pi} \int_{0}^{\alpha \pi}\left(\frac{\sin ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta}\right) \mathrm{d} \theta is equal to ____\_\_\_\_ .

Answer: 36

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

∵∫064x13dx=34⋅[x43]064=192&\because \int_{0}^{64} \mathrm{x}^{\frac{1}{3}} \mathrm{dx}=\frac{3}{4} \cdot\left[\mathrm{x}^{\frac{4}{3}}\right]_{0}^{64}=192 \&

∫064[x1/3]dx=∫01[x1/3]dx+∫18[x1/3]dx+∫827[x1/3]dx+∫2764[x1/3]dx=156\int_{0}^{64}\left[x^{1 / 3}\right] d x=\int_{0}^{1}\left[x^{1 / 3}\right] d x+\int_{1}^{8}\left[x^{1 / 3}\right] d x+\int_{8}^{27}\left[x^{1 / 3}\right] d x+\int_{27}^{64}\left[x^{1 / 3}\right] d x=156

So α=192−156=36\alpha=192-156=36

Now E=1π∫036πsin⁡2θsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θdθE=\frac{1}{\pi} \int_{0}^{36 \pi} \frac{\sin ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta} d \theta

=36π∫0πsin⁡2θsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θdθ=\frac{36}{\pi} \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{\sin ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta} d \theta

⇒E=36⋅2π∫0π/2sin⁡2θ dθsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ\Rightarrow \mathrm{E}=\frac{36 \cdot 2}{\pi} \int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sin ^{2} \theta \mathrm{~d} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta}

Let J=∫0π/2sin⁡2θsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ dθ\mathrm{J}=\int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sin ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta} \mathrm{~d} \theta

Applying King J=∫0π/2cos⁡2θsin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θdθ\begin{gathered} J=\int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{\cos ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta} d \theta \end{gathered}

Now 2 J=∫0π/21sin⁡6θ+cos⁡6θ dθ2 \mathrm{~J}=\int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{1}{\sin ^{6} \theta+\cos ^{6} \theta} \mathrm{~d} \theta

=∫0π/2sec⁡6θtan⁡6θ+1 dθ=\int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sec ^{6} \theta}{\tan ^{6} \theta+1} \mathrm{~d} \theta

=∫0∞(1+λ2)λ4−λ2+1 dλ=\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\left(1+\lambda^{2}\right)}{\lambda^{4}-\lambda^{2}+1} \mathrm{~d} \lambda

=∫0∞1+1λ2λ2−1+1λ2dλ=\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1+\frac{1}{\lambda^{2}}}{\lambda^{2}-1+\frac{1}{\lambda^{2}}} d \lambda =π=\pi

⇒J=π2\Rightarrow \mathrm{J}=\frac{\pi}{2}

⇒E=36⋅2π×J=36\Rightarrow \mathrm{E}=\frac{36 \cdot 2}{\pi} \times \mathrm{J}=36

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Definite Integration
Topic
Evaluation of Definite Integrals