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JEE Main 2024 — 30 January, Shift 1 — Question 6

The value of lim⁡n→∞∑k=1nn3(n2+k2)(n2+3k2)\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{n^{3}}{\left(n^{2}+k^{2}\right)\left(n^{2}+3 k^{2}\right)} is :

  1. Option A:

    (23+3)π24\frac{(2 \sqrt{3}+3) \pi}{24}

  2. Option B:

    13π8(43+3)\frac{13 \pi}{8(4 \sqrt{3}+3)}

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    13(23−3)π8\frac{13(2 \sqrt{3}-3) \pi}{8}

  4. Option D:

    π8(23+3)\frac{\pi}{8(2 \sqrt{3}+3)}

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

lim⁡n→∞∑k=1nn3n4(1+k2n2)(1+3k2n2)\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{n^{3}}{n^{4}\left(1+\frac{k^{2}}{n^{2}}\right)\left(1+\frac{3 k^{2}}{n^{2}}\right)}

=lim⁡n→∞1n∑k=1nn3(1+k2n2)(1+3k2n2)=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{n^{3}}{\left(1+\frac{k^{2}}{n^{2}}\right)\left(1+\frac{3 k^{2}}{n^{2}}\right)}

=∫01dx3(1+x2)(13+x2)=\int_{0}^{1} \frac{d x}{3\left(1+x^{2}\right)\left(\frac{1}{3}+x^{2}\right)}

=∫0113×32(x2+1)−(x2+13)(1+x2)(x2+13)dx=\int_{0}^{1} \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{2} \frac{\left(x^{2}+1\right)-\left(x^{2}+\frac{1}{3}\right)}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)\left(x^{2}+\frac{1}{3}\right)} d x

=12∫01[1x2+(13)2−11+x2]dx=\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{1}\left[\frac{1}{x^{2}+\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^{2}}-\frac{1}{1+x^{2}}\right] d x

=12[3tan⁡−1(3x)]01−12(tan⁡−1x)01=\frac{1}{2}\left[\sqrt{3} \tan ^{-1}(\sqrt{3} x)\right]_{0}^{1}-\frac{1}{2}\left(\tan ^{-1} x\right)_{0}^{1}

=32(π3)−12(π4)=π23−π8=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)-\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=\frac{\pi}{2 \sqrt{3}}-\frac{\pi}{8}

=13π8.(43+3)=\frac{13 \pi}{8 .(4 \sqrt{3}+3)}

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Definite Integration
Topic
Integration as a limit of sum