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JEE Main 2024 — 6 April, Shift 1 — Question 23

Let rk=∫01(1−x7)kdx∫01(1−x7)k+1dx,k∈Nr_{k}=\frac{\int_{0}^{1}\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{k} d x}{\int_{0}^{1}\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{k+1} d x}, k \in N. Then the value of ∑k=11017(rk−1)\sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{10} \frac{1}{7\left(\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{k}}-1\right)} is equal to \qquad

Answer: 65

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

IK=∫1.(1−x7)Kdx\quad I_{K}=\int 1 .\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{\mathrm{K}} d x

IK=(1−x7)Kx∣01+7K∫01(1−x7)K−1x6⋅xdxI_{K}=\left.\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{K} x\right|_{0} ^{1}+7 K \int_{0}^{1}\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{K-1} x^{6} \cdot x d x

IK=−7K∫01(1−x7)K−1((1−x7)−1)dxI_{K}=-7 K \int_{0}^{1}\left(1-x^{7}\right)^{K-1}\left(\left(1-x^{7}\right)-1\right) d x

IK=−7 KIK+7KIK−1\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{K}}=-7 \mathrm{~K} \mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{K}}+7 \mathrm{KI}_{\mathrm{K}-1}

⇒IKIK+1=7 K+87 K+7\Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{K}}}{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{K}+1}}=\frac{7 \mathrm{~K}+8}{7 \mathrm{~K}+7}

rK=7 K+87 K+7\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{K}}=\frac{7 \mathrm{~K}+8}{7 \mathrm{~K}+7}

rK−1=17( K+1)\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{K}}-1=\frac{1}{7(\mathrm{~K}+1)}

⇒7(rK−1)=1 K+1\Rightarrow 7\left(\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{K}}-1\right)=\frac{1}{\mathrm{~K}+1}

∑K=110(K+1)=11(6)−1=65\sum_{K=1}^{10}(K+1)=11(6)-1=65

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Definite Integration
Topic
Reduction Formulae in Definite Integrals