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.
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.
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}.
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}.
Again by P_4, the swapped form is \dfrac{\sin^5x}{\cos^5x+\sin^5x}, and adding gives 2I=\dfrac{\pi}{2}.
Split at x=-2: \displaystyle\int_{-5}^{-2} -(x+2)\,dx + \int_{-2}^5 (x+2)\,dx = 4.5+24.5.
Split at x=5: each piece is a triangular area of 4.5.
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}.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
\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.
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.
Let I denote the integral. By P_4 (which swaps \sin x and \cos x, leaving the denominator unchanged): I = -I, so 2I=0.
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).
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.
Split at x=1: \displaystyle\int_0^1 -(x-1)\,dx + \int_1^4 (x-1)\,dx = 0.5+4.5.
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.
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.
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.
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