Class 12 Maths NCERT Solutions Chapter 7 Ex 7.10 – Properties of Definite Integrals | Boundless Maths
Ex 7.10 Class 12 Maths NCERT Solutions

Class 12 Maths NCERT Solutions Chapter 7 Ex 7.10 – Properties of Definite Integrals

Chapter 7 Ex 7.10 covers the properties of definite integrals — all 21 questions solved step by step using properties P_0 through P_7, most often by replacing x with (a-x) and adding the two forms of the integral together.

This is the last exercise before the chapter's mixed review, and it rewards recognising structure over grinding through integration. The single most useful tool is property P4: rewrite the integral by substituting x with (a − x), add that version to the original, and the two integrands often combine into something far simpler — sometimes even a constant. Watch for integrands built from sin and cos in symmetric-looking fractions (Q1–4, Q13–16) and integrals of |x − k| that need splitting at the point where the expression changes sign (Q5, Q6, Q18). The closing MCQs test whether you can spot the right property immediately rather than attempting direct integration first.

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Chapter 7 Ex 7.10 Solutions — All 21 Questions

1

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \cos^2 x\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Use \cos^2x=\dfrac{1+\cos2x}{2}. The anti derivative \dfrac{x}{2}+\dfrac{\sin2x}{4} gives \dfrac{\pi}{4} after evaluating at the limits, since the sine terms vanish.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \cos^2 x\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{4}
2

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin x}{\sin x+\cos x}\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. By P_4 (replace x with \pi/2-x): I = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\cos x}{\cos x+\sin x}\,dx.

Adding: 2I = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} 1\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{2}.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin x}{\sin x+\cos x}\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{4}
3

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin^{3/2}x}{\sin^{3/2}x+\cos^{3/2}x}\,dx

Medium +
Solution

Same trick as Q2: by P_4, the swapped form has the same denominator, so adding the two versions gives 2I = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} 1\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{2}.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin^{3/2}x}{\sin^{3/2}x+\cos^{3/2}x}\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{4}
4

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\cos^5 x}{\sin^5x+\cos^5x}\,dx

Medium +
Solution

Again by P_4, the swapped form is \dfrac{\sin^5x}{\cos^5x+\sin^5x}, and adding gives 2I=\dfrac{\pi}{2}.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\cos^5 x}{\sin^5x+\cos^5x}\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{4}
5

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_{-5}^5 |x+2|\,dx

Medium +
Solution

Split at x=-2: \displaystyle\int_{-5}^{-2} -(x+2)\,dx + \int_{-2}^5 (x+2)\,dx = 4.5+24.5.

\displaystyle\int_{-5}^5 |x+2|\,dx = 29
6

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_2^8 |x-5|\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Split at x=5: each piece is a triangular area of 4.5.

\displaystyle\int_2^8 |x-5|\,dx = 9
7

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^1 x(1-x)^n\,dx

Medium +
Solution

By P_4 (replace x with 1-x): \displaystyle\int_0^1 x(1-x)^n\,dx = \int_0^1 (1-x)x^n\,dx = \int_0^1 \left(x^n-x^{n+1}\right)dx = \dfrac{1}{n+1}-\dfrac{1}{n+2}.

\displaystyle\int_0^1 x(1-x)^n\,dx = \dfrac{1}{(n+1)(n+2)}
8

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/4} \log(1+\tan x)\,dx

Hard +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. Since \tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-x\right)=\dfrac{1-\tan x}{1+\tan x}, P_4 gives 1+\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-x\right)=\dfrac{2}{1+\tan x}.

So I = \dfrac{\pi}{4}\log2 - I, giving 2I=\dfrac{\pi}{4}\log2.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/4} \log(1+\tan x)\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{8}\log2
9

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^2 x\sqrt{2-x}\,dx

Medium +
Solution

By P_4: \displaystyle\int_0^2 x\sqrt{2-x}\,dx = \int_0^2 (2-x)\sqrt{x}\,dx = \int_0^2 \left(2\sqrt{x}-x^{3/2}\right)dx = \left[\dfrac43x^{3/2}-\dfrac25x^{5/2}\right]_0^2.

\displaystyle\int_0^2 x\sqrt{2-x}\,dx = \dfrac{16\sqrt2}{15}
10

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} (2\log\sin x-\log\sin2x)\,dx

Hard +
Solution

Split into 2\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\log\sin x\,dx - \int_0^{\pi/2}\log\sin2x\,dx. The first is the known standard result -\dfrac{\pi}{2}\log2.

For the second, put t=2x: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\log\sin2x\,dx = \int_0^{\pi/2}\log\sin t\,dt = -\dfrac{\pi}{2}\log2 (using P_6, since \sin(\pi-t)=\sin t).

Combining both gives the answer.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} (2\log\sin x-\log\sin2x)\,dx = -\dfrac{\pi}{2}\log2
11

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \sin^2 x\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Since \sin^2x is even, use P_7(i): \displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \sin^2x\,dx = 2\int_0^{\pi/2}\sin^2x\,dx = 2\times\dfrac{\pi}{4} (by the same symmetry as Q1).

\displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \sin^2 x\,dx = \dfrac{\pi}{2}
12

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi} \dfrac{x}{1+\sin x}\,dx

Hard +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. By P_4 (\sin(\pi-x)=\sin x): 2I = \pi\displaystyle\int_0^\pi \dfrac{dx}{1+\sin x} — call this integral J.

Using 1+\sin x=2\cos^2\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{x}{2}\right), the anti derivative of \dfrac{1}{1+\sin x} is -\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{x}{2}\right), giving J=2.

So 2I=2\pi.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi} \dfrac{x}{1+\sin x}\,dx = \pi
13

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \sin^7 x\,dx

Easy +
Solution

\sin^7x is odd, since \sin^7(-x)=-\sin^7x. By P_7(ii), the integral of an odd function over a symmetric interval is 0.

\displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \sin^7 x\,dx = 0
14

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} \cos^5 x\,dx

Medium +
Solution

Since \cos^5(2\pi-x)=\cos^5x, use P_6 with a=\pi: \displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi}\cos^5x\,dx = 2\int_0^{\pi}\cos^5x\,dx.

Now apply P_4 to \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi}\cos^5x\,dx: since \cos(\pi-x)=-\cos x, this integral equals its own negative, so it must be 0.

\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} \cos^5 x\,dx = 0
15

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin x-\cos x}{1+\sin x\cos x}\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. By P_4 (which swaps \sin x and \cos x, leaving the denominator unchanged): I = -I, so 2I=0.

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\sin x-\cos x}{1+\sin x\cos x}\,dx = 0
16

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi} \log(1+\cos x)\,dx

Hard +
Solution

Use 1+\cos x = 2\cos^2\left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right), so the integral becomes \pi\log2 + 2\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi}\log\cos\left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)dx.

Putting t=\dfrac{x}{2} reduces the remaining integral to 2\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\log\cos t\,dt = -\pi\log2 (the same standard result as Q10). Combining: \pi\log2+2(-\pi\log2).

\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi} \log(1+\cos x)\,dx = -\pi\log2
17

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^a \dfrac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{a-x}}\,dx

Medium +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. By P_4: I = \displaystyle\int_0^a \dfrac{\sqrt{a-x}}{\sqrt{a-x}+\sqrt{x}}\,dx. Adding: 2I = \displaystyle\int_0^a 1\,dx = a.

\displaystyle\int_0^a \dfrac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{a-x}}\,dx = \dfrac{a}{2}
18

Evaluate: \displaystyle\int_0^4 |x-1|\,dx

Easy +
Solution

Split at x=1: \displaystyle\int_0^1 -(x-1)\,dx + \int_1^4 (x-1)\,dx = 0.5+4.5.

\displaystyle\int_0^4 |x-1|\,dx = 5
19

Show that \displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)g(x)\,dx = 2\int_0^a f(x)\,dx, if f(x)=f(a-x) and g(x)+g(a-x)=4.

Medium +
Solution

Let I=\displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)g(x)\,dx. By P_4 and the given f(a-x)=f(x): I = \displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)g(a-x)\,dx — call this (1).

Adding (1) to the original expression for I: 2I = \displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)\left[g(x)+g(a-x)\right]dx = 4\int_0^a f(x)\,dx, using the given condition g(x)+g(a-x)=4.

Proved: \displaystyle\int_0^a f(x)g(x)\,dx = 2\int_0^a f(x)\,dx
20

MCQ. The value of \displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} \left(x^3+x\cos x+\tan^5x+1\right)dx is:   (A) 0   (B) 2   (C) \pi   (D) 1

Easy +
Solution

x^3, x\cos x, and \tan^5x are all odd functions, so their sum integrates to 0 over the symmetric interval by P_7(ii).

Only the constant term 1 survives, giving \displaystyle\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2} 1\,dx = \pi.

Answer: (C) \pi
21

MCQ. The value of \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \log\left(\dfrac{4+3\sin x}{4+3\cos x}\right)dx is:   (A) 2   (B) \dfrac34   (C) 0   (D) -2

Medium +
Solution

Let I denote the integral. By P_4, swapping \sin x and \cos x gives I = \displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \log\left(\dfrac{4+3\cos x}{4+3\sin x}\right)dx = -I (since \log(1/k)=-\log k).

So 2I=0.

Answer: (C) 0

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FAQs: Chapter 7 Ex 7.10

How many questions are there in Class 12 Maths Chapter 7 Ex 7.10?

Exercise 7.10 has 21 questions in total — 18 definite integrals to be evaluated using the properties of definite integrals, one proof question, followed by 2 MCQs.

What technique does Chapter 7 Ex 7.10 test?

It tests the properties of definite integrals, labelled P0 through P7 in the NCERT textbook. The most useful is P4 — replacing x with (a minus x) in the integrand over the interval 0 to a, then adding the two versions of the integral together to cancel or simplify the awkward part.

Where can I find the official NCERT textbook for this exercise?

The official NCERT Class 12 Maths textbook, including Chapter 7 (Integrals) and Exercise 7.10, is available for free at ncert.nic.in.

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