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JEE Main 2025 — 8 April, Evening Shift — Question 23

The integral ∫−132(∣π2xsin⁡(πx)∣)dx\int_{-1}^{\frac{3}{2}}\left(\left|\pi^{2} x \sin (\pi x)\right|\right) d x is equal to:

  1. Option A:

    3+2π3+2 \pi

  2. Option B:

    2+3π2+3 \pi

  3. Option C:

    4+π4+\pi

  4. Option D:

    1+3π1+3 \pi

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

I=∫−13/2∣π2xsin⁡(πx)∣dxI=\int_{-1}^{3 / 2}\left|\pi^{2} x \sin (\pi x)\right| d x

=∫−11∣π2xsin⁡(πx)∣dx+∫13/2∣π2xsin⁡(πx)∣dx=\int_{-1}^{1}\left|\pi^{2} x \sin (\pi x)\right| d x+\int_{1}^{3 / 2}\left|\pi^{2} x \sin (\pi x)\right| d x

=2∫01∣π2xsin⁡(πx)∣dx−π2∫13/2∣xsin⁡(πx)∣dx=2 \int_{0}^{1}\left|\pi^{2} x \sin (\pi x)\right| d x-\pi^{2} \int_{1}^{3 / 2}|x \sin (\pi x)| d x

=2π2∫01∣xsin⁡(πx)∣dx−π2∫13/2∣xsin⁡(πx)∣dx=2 \pi^{2} \int_{0}^{1}|x \sin (\pi x)| d x-\pi^{2} \int_{1}^{3 / 2}|x \sin (\pi x)| d x

∵∫xsin⁡(πx)dx=x(−cos⁡πxπ)−∫−cos⁡πxπdx\because \int x \sin (\pi x) d x=x\left(\frac{-\cos \pi x}{\pi}\right)-\int \frac{-\cos \pi x}{\pi} d x

=−xπcos⁡πx+1π2sin⁡πx+C=-\frac{x}{\pi} \cos \pi x+\frac{1}{\pi^{2}} \sin \pi x+C

∴I=2π2(1π)−π2(−1π2−1π)\therefore \quad I=2 \pi^{2}\left(\frac{1}{\pi}\right)-\pi^{2}\left(-\frac{1}{\pi^{2}}-\frac{1}{\pi}\right)

=2π+1+π=2 \pi+1+\pi

=3π+1=3 \pi+1

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Definite Integration
Topic
Evaluation of Definite Integrals