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JEE Mathematics 2024 Question with Solution

Let f(x)f(x) = xx(tt2)et2dt\int_{-x}^{x} (|t| - t^2)e^{-t^2} \, dt and g(x)g(x) = 0x2t1/2etdt\int_{0}^{x^2} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt. The value of f(ln9)+g(ln9)f(\sqrt{\ln 9}) + g(\sqrt{\ln 9}) is:

  • A

    66

  • B

    99

  • C

    88

  • D

    1010

Answer

Correct answer:C

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given:

  • f(x)=xx(tt2)et2dtf(x) = \int_{-x}^{x} (|t| - t^2)e^{-t^2} \, dt
  • g(x)=0x2t1/2etdtg(x) = \int_{0}^{x^2} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt
  • x=ln9x = \sqrt{\ln 9}

Find:

  • The value of f(ln9)+g(ln9)f(\sqrt{\ln 9}) + g(\sqrt{\ln 9})

From the solution, the working concludes that

f(loge9)+g(loge9)=8f\left( \sqrt{\log_e 9} \right) + g\left( \sqrt{\log_e 9} \right) = 8

and the correct option is C.

Also,

x2=ln9x^2 = \ln 9

so the upper limit in g(x)g(x) becomes ln9\ln 9.

The solution uses symmetry for f(x)f(x) and states the required sum directly. Therefore, the final value is 88.

Hence, the correct option is C.

Using the stated symmetry from the solution

Given:

  • f(x)=xx(tt2)et2dtf(x) = \int_{-x}^{x} (|t| - t^2)e^{-t^2} \, dt
  • g(x)=0x2t1/2etdtg(x) = \int_{0}^{x^2} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt
  • x=loge9x = \sqrt{\log_e 9}

Find:

  • f(x)+g(x)f(x) + g(x) at this value of xx

the solution rewrites

f(x)=x0(tt2)et2dt+0x(tt2)et2dtf(x) = \int_{-x}^{0} (-t - t^2)e^{-t^2} \, dt + \int_{0}^{x} (t - t^2)e^{-t^2} \, dt

and then invokes symmetry to simplify the expression.

It also uses

x2=loge9x^2 = \log_e 9

and hence

ex2=9e^{x^2} = 9

For the second integral,

g(x)=0x2t1/2etdtg(x) = \int_{0}^{x^2} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt

so at the given value,

g(loge9)=0loge9t1/2etdtg\left(\sqrt{\log_e 9}\right) = \int_{0}^{\log_e 9} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt

The extracted solution does not provide full intermediate evaluation steps for the individual integrals, but it explicitly concludes that

f(loge9)+g(loge9)=8f\left( \sqrt{\log_e 9} \right) + g\left( \sqrt{\log_e 9} \right) = 8

Therefore, the required value is 88, so the correct option is C.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming the entire integrand in f(x)f(x) is odd over [x,x][-x,x] is incorrect. The term involving t|t| changes the symmetry. Split the integral at t=0t=0 first, then analyze parity carefully.

  • Reading g(x)=0x2t1/2etdtg(x) = \int_{0}^{x^2} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt as 0xt1/2etdt\int_{0}^{x} t^{1/2}e^{-t} \, dt is a limit error. The upper limit is x2x^2, so at the given value it becomes ln9\ln 9.

  • Confusing ln9\sqrt{\ln 9} with ln9\ln 9 leads to wrong substitution. First use x=ln9x = \sqrt{\ln 9}, then compute x2=ln9x^2 = \ln 9 before substituting into g(x)g(x).

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