MCQ
If $\int\limits_0^a {\frac{{dx}}{{\sqrt {x + a} \, + \,\sqrt x }}\,\,\,\, = \,\,\,\,} \int\limits_0^{\frac{\pi }{8}} {\frac{{2\,\tan \theta }}{{\sin 2\theta }}\,d\theta } \,$, then the value of $‘a’$ is equal to $(a > 0)$
  • A
    $\,\frac{3}{4}\,$
  • B
    $\,\frac{\pi}{4}\,$
  • C
    $\,\frac{3 \pi}{4}\,$
  • $\,\frac{9}{16}\,$

Answer

Correct option: D.
$\,\frac{9}{16}\,$
d
$\frac{1}{a}\,\int\limits_0^a {\left( {\sqrt {x + a} \, - \,\sqrt x } \right)\,dx} $

$= \int\limits_0^{\frac{\pi }{8}} {\frac{{2\,\tan \theta }}{{2\tan \theta }}} \,.\,{\sec ^2}\theta \,\,d\theta \,$  $(\sin2\theta = \frac{{2\tan \theta }}{{1 + {{\tan }^2}\theta }}$ )

$= \frac{1}{a}\,.\,\frac{2}{3}\,\left[ {{{(x + a)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}\,\,{x^{\frac{3}{2}}}} \right]_0^a$ $= \left. {\tan \theta } \right|_0^{\frac{\pi }{8}}$ 

$= \frac{2}{{3a}}\,\left[ {{{(2a)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}\, - \,{a^{\frac{3}{2}}}\, - \,{a^{\frac{3}{2}}}} \right]\,$

$ = \,\left( {\sqrt 2 \, - \,1} \right)$
$= \frac{2}{{3a}}\,.\,2{a^{\frac{3}{2}}}\,\left[ {\sqrt 2 \, - \,1} \right]\, $

$= \,\sqrt 2 \, - \,1$ 

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{4}{3}\,\sqrt a \, = \,1$

$\Rightarrow$ $a\, = \,\frac{9}{{16}}\,$

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