Trigonometric Integral of The Year

Calculus Level 3

Given: 0 π 2 d x 1 + tan 2014 x = π e q p . \int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\tan^{2014} x}=\frac{\pi e^q}{p}. Find p + q \,p+q .


The answer is 4.

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2 solutions

Tunk-Fey Ariawan
Mar 20, 2014

In general, the integral can be solved by using the fact tan ( π 2 x ) = cot x \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-x\right)=\cot x and a b f ( x ) d x = a b f ( a + b x ) d x . \int_a^b f(x)\;dx=\int_a^b f(a+b-x)\;dx. Let I = 0 π 2 d x 1 + tan n x , I=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\tan^n x}, then I = 0 π 2 d x 1 + tan n ( π 2 + 0 x ) = 0 π 2 d x 1 + cot n x = 0 π 2 d x 1 + 1 tan n x = 0 π 2 tan n x 1 + tan n x d x . \begin{aligned} I&=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\tan^n\left(\frac{\pi}{2}+0-x\right)}\\ &=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\cot^nx}\\ &=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\frac{1}{\tan^nx}}\\ &=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{\tan^nx}{1+\tan^nx}dx. \end{aligned} Adding the two I I 's yields 2 I = 0 π 2 1 1 + tan n x d x + 0 π 2 tan n x 1 + tan n x d x = 0 π 2 d x = π 2 I = π 4 . \begin{aligned} 2I&=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{1}{1+\tan^n x}dx+\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{\tan^nx} {1+\tan^nx}dx\\ &=\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\;dx\\ &=\frac{\pi}{2}\\ I&=\frac{\pi}{4}. \end{aligned} Therefore 0 π 2 d x 1 + tan 2014 x = π 4 . \int_0^\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{dx}{1+\tan^{2014} x}=\frac{\pi}{4}. Thus, p + q = 4 + 0 = 4 p+q=4+0=\boxed{4} .


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No offence, (Im sorry if I do) but this problem was a bit easier for a problem given by you (I mean to say that you usually give very difficult problems). Please do not take this in the wrong way.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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I'd not take that as an insult. It's really hard! You're just too smart Anish, that's why I follow you. No matter how difficult I make a problem, you (and anyone else that I follow) still could answer it. :)

Anyway, this problem is inspired by your idea. See the problem made by Avineil Jain. I made this by looking your solution. No wonder you can solve it. :D

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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You are too kind, my friend. I thank you for your compliments, but honestly, the same words go for you. Your other problems are really too advanced for me. I didn't solve most of your problems. I could not believe that such problems could be framed, that is why I said that your problems are truly great.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Anish how is your prep for JEE ?

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Arijit Banerjee Its going on..I am practicing previous AIEEE papers, and as far as theory is concerned, I am focusing on Chemistry and Mathematics (just going through all the formulas)

I assume you have already given JEE?

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya no I haven't.. I'm giving my board exams now

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Anish Puthuraya For the benefit of the rest of us to compete with you, please post your marks in JEE Mains, after you write it on 6th April! Thanks, and best of luck for all your exams, :D

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Rohan Rao Well, that would be an estimated amount of marks, because the actual result would be declared later.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Yes, of course, but after checking with a few solutions from a few institutes, I am sure an average value would be quite accurate.

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Rohan Rao Well sure, I will post my marks (they would not be that good, surely)

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya You have gotta be joking. Anyway, let's do our best and compete for the best! :D

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Anish Puthuraya It looks advanced for you because you don't take the course yet. While you learn the topic, I bet you can answer it. No doubt. BTW, good luck for your exam. Wishing you the best. :)

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Tunk-Fey Ariawan Thank you..Btw can you give a solution to your problem "Rolling Ball"?

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Done! You can check it here . So far, only Vishnuram Leonardodavinci could solve it.

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Tunk-Fey Ariawan Nice, but could you do it with newtonian mechanics, I do not know how to deal with Lagrangian mechanics.

Btw, I just searched for Vishnuram Leonardodavinci in the search bar for members, and I found that there are two members with that same name..I wonder what that means!

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya I'm really sorry Anish, I think I can't do that since it will take a longer time to make the solution and I also must draw each force's vectors involved to the diagram. Why I use Lagrangian mechanics? Because it only deals with energy, scalar quantity so it becomes easy to handle it. Meanwhile, if you use Newtonian mechanics, you will deal with vector quantity. I do love Newtonian approach, but sometimes I use Lagrangian to solve mechanics problem because it's simplicity. I believe a smart young man like you can immediately understand Lagrangian concept. :)

I don't get it what did you mean about Vishnuram Leonardodavinci?

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Tunk-Fey Ariawan So, can you provide me with a link where I can learn Lagrangian mechanics from the basics ?

About the other thing, just search for Vishnuram leonardodavinci in the search bar and change the search from problems to members and you will see what I mean.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Start from this:

  1. Lagrangian Mechanics Made Simple
  2. Lagrangian Mechanics
  3. Basic Lagrangian Mechanics

After you read 1 1 then see 2 2 and 3 3 , just go to the problems that are solved by using Lagrangian Mechanics especially in 3 3 , part Some Additional Examples. You can also download PDF files about Lagrangian Mechanics problems solved on Google .

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Anish Puthuraya Hey dude...you can get a similar problem solved in Newtonian Physics in the Basic book which we have to study while preparing IIT-JEE ...which is Concepts of Physics by HC Verma ;)

SHRIRAM IYER - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Shriram Iyer Yes, I solved it using Newtonian mechanics, but the problem is that the answer I obtained is not the same as Tunk's answer...

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Same here, I solved it using vectors and stuff, but my answer is correct for the case of a block, and not for this rolling ball. Could you tell me what answer you got? The p/q form...

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Rohan Rao I got the p / q p/q as 15 / 37 15/37

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya I too got the same answer. How was your AITS? I actually gave it online but since the paper was not uploaded properly I had to give up the test.

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Karthik Kannan I took time to solve Physics, so I didn't get much time to solve Maths (I attempted 17 or so).

How was your FIITJEE AITS?

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya FIIITJEE was not good as usual. I could only score in Physics (111). Chem:59, Maths (worst):33. In the Pace AITS I just solved a few questions in physics. they were pretty good, weren't they?

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Karthik Kannan Are they more difficult than actual JEE-Mains? I really want to get an idea about that..such that, I can practice a certain level of problems.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Certainly they are more difficult than the actual test. Though I just saw a few questions, I think this AITS of Pace was tougher than the previous ones.

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Karthik Kannan Rather, they were lengthier for me..If given more time, it was a standard paper.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Agreed. Time is always a key factor.

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Anish Puthuraya I believe he cheats. He solves every problem he encounters, posting solution of none. The problem "A charge oscillating above charged square plate" had a wrong answer in the beginning and he got it correct. Indeed the first 5 solvers of the problem must have cheated(as the answer was wrong)

jatin yadav - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Jatin Yadav Well, how do we then inform the staff about this? I can't see any link for "Reports" or anything.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Tunk-Fey Ariawan thnx

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

nicely done !

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

Another way of solving this problem is to apply the trigonometric identities until you get (cos2x+1)/2 in the integral as 2014 is an even number we can consider 2x instead of 2014x and apply the limits of the integral to get pi/4 .

SHRIRAM IYER - 7 years, 2 months ago

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I think the proper and easiest way of doing the sum is given in Tunk-Fey Ariawan's solution .

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

Yup I know...I just mentioned another way of solving it...but when I looked at this sum...the 1st thing that came up to my mind was to solve it using the most basic trigonometric identities... ;)

SHRIRAM IYER - 7 years, 2 months ago

Anish, could you please post a solution to your problem Wire Capacitor. Thanks :)

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Actually, I have my AITS tommorow as well as my Birthday, so I wouldn't be able to post it tommorow, or even today (as I have to prepare). Would it be okay if I posted the solution on 24th?

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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FIITJEE AITS? I hope so... Cool! We gotta compare ranks! :D

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Rohan Rao No, PACE AITS, sorry to disappoint you my friend.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Anish Puthuraya Oh ok, LOL I have a FIITJEE AITS tomorrow, so...I thought you did too...XD

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

Absolutely fine !!! And happy birthday and all the best for your AITS !!!

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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On that note, you are the first one to wish me! (you should be proud! just kidding) Thank you very much.

Anish Puthuraya - 7 years, 2 months ago

Well, I am giving both FIITJEE as well as Pace !

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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So....how did you do in the FIITJEE paper? Personally, I found math quite difficult...how did yours go?

Rohan Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Yeah, I got really bad marks in Maths, just 33. Chem :59. Physics:111

Karthik Kannan - 7 years, 2 months ago
Arijit Banerjee
Mar 20, 2014

easy one ... first convert tan into sin cos take cos to numerator then apply property f(a+b-x) a= 0 and b=pi/2 ...then add two equations, all the sin and cos terms will cancel and then ultimately put the limits it will come pi/4 hence ans is 4... sorry for not giving a clear solution !

Every problem is easy when you know how to solve it. :)

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

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