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JEE Mathematics 2023 Question with Solution

Let [t][t] denote the greatest integer t\leq t. The π65π6(8[cscx]5[cotx])dx\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} \left(8[\csc x] - 5[\cot x]\right) dx is equal to:

Answer

Correct answer:14

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: [t][t] denotes the greatest integer function, and we need to evaluate

π65π6(8[cscx]5[cotx])dx.\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} \left(8[\csc x] - 5[\cot x]\right) dx.

Find: The numerical value of the integral.

From the solution, first split the integral into two parts:

π65π6(8[cscx]5[cotx])dx=8π65π6[cscx]dx5π65π6[cotx]dx.\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} \left(8[\csc x] - 5[\cot x]\right) dx = 8\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} [\csc x] \, dx - 5\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} [\cot x] \, dx.

Step 1: Evaluate the part involving [cscx][\csc x]. On the interval [π6,5π6]\left[\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6}\right], the solution states:

  • from π6\frac{\pi}{6} to π2\frac{\pi}{2}, [cscx]=2[\csc x] = 2,
  • from π2\frac{\pi}{2} to 5π6\frac{5\pi}{6}, [cscx]=1[\csc x] = 1.

Hence,

8π6π22dx+8π25π61dx.8 \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} 2 \, dx + 8 \int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} 1 \, dx.

Evaluating,

8×2(π2π6)+8(5π6π2)=16×π3+8×π3=16π3+8π3=24π3=8π.8 \times 2 \left( \frac{\pi}{2} - \frac{\pi}{6} \right) + 8 \left( \frac{5\pi}{6} - \frac{\pi}{2} \right) = 16 \times \frac{\pi}{3} + 8 \times \frac{\pi}{3} = \frac{16\pi}{3} + \frac{8\pi}{3} = \frac{24\pi}{3} = 8\pi.

Step 2: Evaluate the part involving [cotx][\cot x]. The solution uses the substitution xπxx \to \pi - x and writes:

π65π6[cotx]dx=π65π6[cotx]dx.\int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} [\cot x] \, dx = \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} [-\cot x] \, dx.

If this integral is denoted by II, then the solution writes:

2I=π65π6(cotx+(cotx))dx.2I = \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} \left( \cot x + (-\cot x) \right) dx.

So it simplifies to

2I=π65π60dx.2I = \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} 0 \, dx.

Then the solution concludes:

I=12π65π6dx=12(4π6)=π3.I = -\frac{1}{2} \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{5\pi}{6}} dx = -\frac{1}{2} \left( \frac{4\pi}{6} \right) = -\frac{\pi}{3}.

Step 3: Combine the results exactly as shown in the solution:

2(16π3+5π3)=2×21π3=14.2 \left( \frac{16\pi}{3} + \frac{5\pi}{3} \right) = 2 \times \frac{21\pi}{3} = 14.

Therefore, the value of the integral is 1414.

Piecewise Interval Insight

Given: The integral contains greatest integer functions of cscx\csc x and cotx\cot x over [π6,5π6]\left[\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6}\right]. Find: The required numerical value.

The key idea stated in the hint is to split the interval into subintervals where the floor values stay constant. In the provided solution, the part involving [cscx][\csc x] is evaluated by observing constant values on subintervals, while the part involving [cotx][\cot x] is handled by symmetry through the substitution xπxx \to \pi - x.

Using those exact observations from the solution leads to the final reported value 1414. Hence the required numerical answer is 1414.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming the greatest integer function can be removed before checking where cscx\csc x or cotx\cot x changes range is incorrect. The floor value is piecewise constant, so the interval must be split where the expression crosses integers.

  • Treating [cotx][\cot x] as an odd function without handling the floor operation carefully is incorrect. The floor of a negative number does not behave like the negative of the floor in general, so symmetry arguments must follow exactly from the given working.

  • Using the antiderivative of cscx\csc x or cotx\cot x directly is wrong here because the integrand contains [cscx][\csc x] and [cotx][\cot x], not cscx\csc x and cotx\cot x themselves. First determine the integer values taken on each subinterval.

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