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JEE Main 2026 — 5 April, Morning Shift — Question 41

The value of the integral ∫0∞log⁡e(x)x2+4dx\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\log _{e}(x)}{x^{2}+4} d x is:

  1. Option A:

    πlog⁡e(2)2\frac{\pi \log _{\mathrm{e}}(2)}{2}

  2. Option B:

    πlog⁡e(2)4\frac{\pi \log _{e}(2)}{4}

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    1+πlog⁡e(2)1+\pi \log _{\mathrm{e}}(2)

  4. Option D:

    2+πlog⁡e(2)2+\pi \log _{\mathrm{e}}(2)

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

Put x=2t⇒dx=2dt\mathrm{x}=2 \mathrm{t} \Rightarrow \mathrm{dx}=2 \mathrm{dt} I=∫0∞ℓn2t4t2+4(2dt)=12∫0∞ℓn2+ℓntt2+1dt\mathrm{I}=\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ell \mathrm{n} 2 \mathrm{t}}{4 \mathrm{t}^{2}+4}(2 \mathrm{dt})=\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ell \mathrm{n} 2+\ell \mathrm{nt}}{\mathrm{t}^{2}+1} \mathrm{dt} =12∫0∞ℓn2t2+1dt+12∫0∞ℓntt2+1dt=\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ell \mathrm{n} 2}{\mathrm{t}^{2}+1} \mathrm{dt}+\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ell \mathrm{nt}}{\mathrm{t}^{2}+1} \mathrm{dt} [ln⁡22tan⁡−1t]0∞+I1\left[\frac{\ln 2}{2} \tan ^{-1} \mathrm{t}\right]_{0}^{\infty}+\mathrm{I}_{1} =ℓn22⋅π2+I1=\frac{\ell \mathrm{n} 2}{2} \cdot \frac{\pi}{2}+\mathrm{I}_{1} I2=12∫0∞ℓntt2+1dtt=1u⇒dt=−duu2\mathrm{I}_{2}=\frac{1}{2} \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ell \mathrm{nt}}{\mathrm{t}^{2}+1} \mathrm{dt} \mathrm{t}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{dt}=-\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{u}^{2}} =12∫∞0ℓn(1/u)1u2+1(−duu2)=\frac{1}{2} \int_{\infty}^{0} \frac{\ell \mathrm{n}(1 / \mathrm{u})}{\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}^{2}}+1}\left(-\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{u}^{2}}\right) Add ⇒I1=0\Rightarrow \mathrm{I}_{1}=0 I=πℓn24\mathrm{I}=\frac{\pi \ell \mathrm{n} 2}{4}

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