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JEE Mathematics 2025 Question with Solution

If f(x)=∫1x1/4(1+x1/4) dx,f(0)=−6, then f(1) is equal to:f(x) = \int \frac{1}{x^{1/4} (1 + x^{1/4})} \, dx, \quad f(0) = -6, \text{ then } f(1) \text{ is equal to:}

  • A

    log⁡2+2\log 2 + 2

  • B

    4(log⁡2−2)4 (\log 2 - 2)

  • C

    2−log⁡22 - \log 2

  • D

    4(log⁡2+2)4 (\log 2 + 2)

Answer

Correct answer:B

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given:

f(x)=∫1x1/4(1+x1/4) dx,f(0)=−6f(x) = \int \frac{1}{x^{1/4}(1+x^{1/4})} \, dx, \qquad f(0)=-6

Find: f(1)f(1).

Use the substitution

t=x1/4t = x^{1/4}

so that

x=t4,dx=4t3 dtx=t^4, \qquad dx=4t^3 \, dt

Then

∫1x1/4(1+x1/4) dx=∫1t(1+t)⋅4t3 dt=4∫t21+t dt\int \frac{1}{x^{1/4}(1+x^{1/4})} \, dx = \int \frac{1}{t(1+t)} \cdot 4t^3 \, dt = 4\int \frac{t^2}{1+t} \, dt

Now divide:

t21+t=t−1+11+t\frac{t^2}{1+t} = t-1+\frac{1}{1+t}

Therefore,

f(x)=4∫(t−1+11+t)dtf(x)=4\int \left(t-1+\frac{1}{1+t}\right) dt

Integrating term by term,

f(x)=4(t22−t+log⁡(1+t))+Cf(x)=4\left(\frac{t^2}{2}-t+\log(1+t)\right)+C

Substituting back t=x1/4t=x^{1/4},

f(x)=2x1/2−4x1/4+4log⁡(1+x1/4)+Cf(x)=2x^{1/2}-4x^{1/4}+4\log(1+x^{1/4})+C

Using the condition f(0)=−6f(0)=-6,

−6=2(0)−4(0)+4log⁡(1+0)+C=C-6 = 2(0)-4(0)+4\log(1+0)+C = C

So,

f(x)=2x1/2−4x1/4+4log⁡(1+x1/4)−6f(x)=2x^{1/2}-4x^{1/4}+4\log(1+x^{1/4})-6

Now put x=1x=1:

f(1)=2(1)−4(1)+4log⁡(2)−6f(1)=2(1)-4(1)+4\log(2)-6 f(1)=2−4+4log⁡2−6=4(log⁡2−2)f(1)=2-4+4\log 2-6 = 4(\log 2-2)

Therefore, the correct option is B.

The solution concludes f(1)=4(log⁡2−2)f(1)=4(\log 2-2), which disagrees with the answer key and option marking; by the provided authority rule, the solution is used.

Substitution and simplification

Given: the integrand contains the term x1/4x^{1/4}.

Set

t=x1/4t=x^{1/4}

Then

dx=4t3 dtdx=4t^3 \, dt

and the integral becomes

4∫t21+t dt4\int \frac{t^2}{1+t} \, dt

Next, rewrite the rational expression as

t21+t=t−1+11+t\frac{t^2}{1+t}=t-1+\frac{1}{1+t}

This gives

4∫(t−1+11+t)dt4\int \left(t-1+\frac{1}{1+t}\right) dt

Now integrate each part:

∫t dt=t22,∫1 dt=t,∫11+t dt=log⁡(1+t)\int t \, dt = \frac{t^2}{2}, \qquad \int 1 \, dt = t, \qquad \int \frac{1}{1+t} \, dt = \log(1+t)

Hence,

f(x)=4(t22−t+log⁡(1+t))+Cf(x)=4\left(\frac{t^2}{2}-t+\log(1+t)\right)+C

Apply f(0)=−6f(0)=-6 to obtain C=−6C=-6, and then substitute x=1x=1 to get the final value

f(1)=4(log⁡2−2)f(1)=4(\log 2-2)

So the correct option is B according to the worked solution.

Common mistakes

  • Using the substitution incorrectly. A common mistake is to take t=x1/4t=x^{1/4} but forget that dx=4t3 dtdx=4t^3\,dt. This changes the integrand completely. Always transform both the algebraic term and the differential together.

  • Doing the division t21+t\frac{t^2}{1+t} incorrectly. Writing it as t+1+11+tt+1+\frac{1}{1+t} or any other wrong decomposition gives a wrong antiderivative. Perform polynomial division carefully to get t−1+11+tt-1+\frac{1}{1+t}.

  • Applying the initial condition wrongly. Some students substitute x=0x=0 before finding the constant term properly, or miss that log⁡(1+0)=0\log(1+0)=0. Evaluate f(0)f(0) only after writing the full antiderivative.

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