MCQ
$\int_{\, - \,1}^{\,1} {\log (x + \sqrt {{x^2} + 1} )\,dx = } $
  • $0$
  • B
    $log\, 2$
  • C
    $\log \frac{1}{2}$
  • D
    None of these

Answer

Correct option: A.
$0$
a
(a) Let $f(x) = \log (x + \sqrt {1 + {x^2}} )$

Now,$f( - x) = \log \left( {\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} - x} \right) = \log (\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} - x).\frac{{(\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + x)}}{{(\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + x)}}$

$ = \log \frac{{[(1 + {x^2}) - {x^2}]}}{{(\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + x)}}$

$ = \log 1 - \log (\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + x)$

$ = - \log (\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + x)$

$ = - f(x)$ 

Hence, $\int_{\, - 1}^{\,1} {\log \,(x + \sqrt {1 + {x^2}} ) = 0} $ 

$\left[ \because \int_{\,-a}^{\,a}{f(x)=0,\,}\text{if }f(-x)=-f(x) \right]$.

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