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Applications of Newton-Leibnitz Formula.

Ritesh Raj · 1 Aug 2026
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Almost every chapter of JEE calculus has one formula that quietly does the heavy lifting, and in the 2026 papers that formula was Newton–Leibnitz. It appeared in ten separate questions across the January and April sessions — inside a quadratic-equation dressing, inside a matrix dressing, inside maxima and minima, inside differential equations. The dressing changed every time. The formula did not.

The idea is one sentence long. A definite integral whose upper limit is a variable is a function of that variable, and differentiating it costs you nothing. You never evaluate the integral. You replace tt by xx and carry on.

Here is what that single move replaces.

The long wayThe Newton–Leibnitz way
1. What you do firstTry to find an antiderivative of the integrandDifferentiate both sides
2. Integrand like sin(t2)\sin(t^2)Impossible — no elementary antiderivativeIrrelevant, you never integrate it
3. Integrand like (t1)3(t2)5(t-1)^{3}(t-2)^{5}Expand into a degree-8 polynomialRead the zeros straight off
4. Time costFive to ten minutes, if it works at allThirty seconds
5. What the examiner is testingNothing usefulWhether you know where xx lives
The area under a curve as a function of its upper limit, and the strip argument that gives F'(x) = f(x)
Read this line twice

An examiner who wants a hard question does not make the integral hard to evaluate. He makes it impossible to evaluate. That is the signal. The moment the integrand has no elementary antiderivative — sin(t2)\sin(t^2), et2e^{-t^2}, sintt\frac{\sin t}{t} — you know for certain that the intended solution differentiates rather than integrates.

The formula, and why it is true

Newton–Leibnitz formula. Let ff be continuous on an interval II, and let g,hg,h be differentiable functions whose values lie in II. Then ddxg(x)h(x)f(t)dt  =  f(h(x))h(x)    f(g(x))g(x).\frac{d}{dx}\int_{g(x)}^{h(x)} f(t)\,dt \;=\; f\big(h(x)\big)\,h'(x)\;-\;f\big(g(x)\big)\,g'(x).

Proof. Because ff is continuous it has an antiderivative FF, with F=fF'=f. The fundamental theorem of calculus turns the definite integral into a difference:

Φ(x)=g(x)h(x)f(t)dt=F(h(x))F(g(x)).\Phi(x)=\int_{g(x)}^{h(x)} f(t)\,dt = F\big(h(x)\big)-F\big(g(x)\big).

Now differentiate the right-hand side by the chain rule:

Φ(x)=F(h(x))h(x)F(g(x))g(x)=f(h(x))h(x)f(g(x))g(x).\Phi'(x)=F'\big(h(x)\big)h'(x)-F'\big(g(x)\big)g'(x)=f\big(h(x)\big)h'(x)-f\big(g(x)\big)g'(x). \qquad \blacksquare

Notice what the proof used and what it did not. It used the existence of FF; it never used a formula for FF. That is exactly why the formula survives integrands you cannot integrate.

Both limits variable: the upper limit contributes positively and the lower limit negatively

The geometric reading. Think of Φ(x)\Phi(x) as signed area between two moving walls. Push the right wall out by h(x)dxh'(x)\,dx and you gain a strip of height f(h(x))f(h(x)) — that is the ++ term. Push the left wall right by g(x)dxg'(x)\,dx and you lose a strip of height f(g(x))f(g(x)) — that is the - term.

The three forms you actually meet.

FormDerivativeFrequency in JEE
axf(t)dt\displaystyle\int_a^x f(t)\,dtf(x)f(x)About 80% of questions
ah(x)f(t)dt\displaystyle\int_a^{h(x)} f(t)\,dtf(h(x))h(x)f(h(x))\,h'(x)About 15%
g(x)h(x)f(t)dt\displaystyle\int_{g(x)}^{h(x)} f(t)\,dtf(h)hf(g)gf(h)h'-f(g)g'About 5%

Example 1. Differentiate Φ(x)=x2x3logetdt\displaystyle\Phi(x)=\int_{x^{2}}^{x^{3}}\log_e t\,\,dt for x>1x>1.

SHOW SOLUTION

Here f(t)=logetf(t)=\log_e t, g(x)=x2g(x)=x^2, h(x)=x3h(x)=x^3, so g=2xg'=2x and h=3x2h'=3x^2.

Φ(x)=loge ⁣(x3)3x2loge ⁣(x2)2x=9x2logex4xlogex=xlogex(9x4).\Phi'(x)=\log_e\!\left(x^{3}\right)\cdot 3x^{2}-\log_e\!\left(x^{2}\right)\cdot 2x = 9x^{2}\log_e x - 4x\log_e x = x\log_e x\,(9x-4).

Check. Integrating first gives Φ(x)=[tlogett]x2x3=3x3logexx32x2logex+x2\Phi(x)=\big[t\log_e t-t\big]_{x^2}^{x^3}=3x^3\log_e x-x^3-2x^2\log_e x+x^2, and differentiating that returns 9x2logex+3x23x24xlogex2x+2x=xlogex(9x4)9x^2\log_e x+3x^2-3x^2-4x\log_e x-2x+2x = x\log_e x(9x-4). The two agree, as they must.

Example 2. If f(x)=0sinx1+t4dt\displaystyle f(x)=\int_{0}^{\sin x} \sqrt{1+t^{4}}\,\,dt, find f ⁣(π3)f'\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right).

SHOW SOLUTION

The integrand has no elementary antiderivative, so evaluating is not an option. Apply the formula with h(x)=sinxh(x)=\sin x:

f(x)=1+sin4xcosx.f'(x)=\sqrt{1+\sin^{4}x}\cdot\cos x.

At x=π3x=\dfrac{\pi}{3}: sinx=32\sin x=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}, so sin4x=916\sin^4 x=\dfrac{9}{16}, and cosx=12\cos x=\dfrac12. Hence

f ⁣(π3)=1+91612=5412=58.f'\!\left(\frac\pi3\right)=\sqrt{1+\frac{9}{16}}\cdot\frac12=\frac{5}{4}\cdot\frac12=\boxed{\dfrac58}.

Example 3 (JEE Main 2024, 1 Feb Shift 2). Let f:(0,)Rf:(0,\infty)\to\mathbb R and F(x)=0xtf(t)dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}t\,f(t)\,dt. If F ⁣(x2)=x4+x5F\!\left(x^{2}\right)=x^{4}+x^{5}, find r=112f ⁣(r2)\displaystyle\sum_{r=1}^{12}f\!\left(r^{2}\right).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate the given identity in xx. The left side needs the chain rule:

ddxF ⁣(x2)=F ⁣(x2)2x.\frac{d}{dx}F\!\left(x^{2}\right)=F'\!\left(x^{2}\right)\cdot 2x.

Step 2: Get FF' from Newton–Leibnitz. F(u)=uf(u)F'(u)=u\,f(u), so F ⁣(x2)=x2f ⁣(x2)F'\!\left(x^{2}\right)=x^{2}f\!\left(x^{2}\right) and the left side is 2x3f ⁣(x2)2x^{3}f\!\left(x^{2}\right).

Step 3: Match.

2x3f ⁣(x2)=4x3+5x4  f ⁣(x2)=2+5x2.2x^{3}f\!\left(x^{2}\right)=4x^{3}+5x^{4}\ \Longrightarrow\ f\!\left(x^{2}\right)=2+\frac{5x}{2}.

Step 4: Read the sum directly. Putting x=rx=r gives f ⁣(r2)=2+5r2f\!\left(r^{2}\right)=2+\dfrac{5r}{2}, so

r=112f ⁣(r2)=r=1122+52r=112r=24+5212132=24+5278=24+195.\sum_{r=1}^{12}f\!\left(r^{2}\right)=\sum_{r=1}^{12}2+\frac52\sum_{r=1}^{12}r=24+\frac52\cdot\frac{12\cdot13}{2}=24+\frac52\cdot78=24+195.

219\boxed{219}

Note that ff itself is never written down as a function of its own argument — you only ever need ff at squares, and the substitution x=rx=r delivers exactly that.

The one decision that settles every question

Before you write a single line, ask: where does xx appear?

Decision flowchart: x only in the limits versus x also inside the integrand

If xx sits only in the limits, differentiate immediately. If xx also sits inside the integrand, you may not — the formula does not apply, and applying it anyway is the single most common way candidates lose these marks. You must first rewrite the expression so that xx has been evicted from the integrand. There are exactly three tricks for doing that, and JEE 2026 used all three.

Type 1 — Factor the xx out

Example 4 (JEE Main 2026, 28 Jan Shift 2 — part). Given f(x)=12x+0xe(xt)f(t)dtf(x)=1-2x+\displaystyle\int_0^x e^{(x-t)}f(t)\,dt, find ff.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Spot the problem. The integrand contains exte^{x-t}, which involves xx. Newton–Leibnitz is illegal here.

Step 2: Split the exponential. ext=exete^{x-t}=e^{x}\cdot e^{-t}, and exe^x is constant with respect to tt, so it comes out:

f(x)=12x+ex0xetf(t)dt.f(x)=1-2x+e^{x}\int_0^x e^{-t}f(t)\,dt.

Step 3: Isolate the integral. Multiply through by exe^{-x}:

exf(x)=(12x)ex+0xetf(t)dt.e^{-x}f(x)=(1-2x)e^{-x}+\int_0^x e^{-t}f(t)\,dt.

Now the integral is a clean function of the upper limit only.

Step 4: Differentiate. The left side needs the product rule; the integral gives exf(x)e^{-x}f(x):

exf(x)exf(x)=2ex(12x)ex+exf(x).e^{-x}f'(x)-e^{-x}f(x)=-2e^{-x}-(1-2x)e^{-x}+e^{-x}f(x).

Step 5: Divide by exe^{-x} and tidy.

f(x)f(x)=21+2x+f(x)  f(x)2f(x)=2x3.f'(x)-f(x)=-2-1+2x+f(x)\ \Longrightarrow\ f'(x)-2f(x)=2x-3.

Step 6: Solve the linear ODE. Integrating factor e2xe^{-2x}:

ddx(e2xf)=(2x3)e2x.\frac{d}{dx}\left(e^{-2x}f\right)=(2x-3)e^{-2x}.

By parts, (2x3)e2xdx=(2x3)e2x2e2x2=(1x)e2x\displaystyle\int(2x-3)e^{-2x}dx = -\frac{(2x-3)e^{-2x}}{2}-\frac{e^{-2x}}{2}=(1-x)e^{-2x}, so e2xf=(1x)e2x+Ce^{-2x}f=(1-x)e^{-2x}+C, i.e. f(x)=1x+Ce2xf(x)=1-x+Ce^{2x}.

Step 7: Fix CC. Put x=0x=0 in the original relation: the integral vanishes, so f(0)=1f(0)=1. The formula gives 1+C1+C. Hence C=0C=0 and

f(x)=1x.\boxed{f(x)=1-x.}

Type 2 — Expand the integrand

Example 5 (JEE Main 2026, 23 Jan Shift 2). Find the number of elements in S={x[0,100]:0xt2sin(xt)dt=x2}S=\left\{x\in[0,100]:\displaystyle\int_0^x t^{2}\sin(x-t)\,dt=x^{2}\right\}.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Recognise the trap. sin(xt)\sin(x-t) contains xx. Differentiating blindly is wrong.

Step 2: Expand and pull the xx-parts out. Treating xx as a constant for the tt-integration,

sin(xt)=sinxcostcosxsint,\sin(x-t)=\sin x\cos t-\cos x\sin t, 0xt2sin(xt)dt=sinx0xt2costdtcosx0xt2sintdt.\int_0^x t^{2}\sin(x-t)\,dt=\sin x\int_0^x t^{2}\cos t\,dt-\cos x\int_0^x t^{2}\sin t\,dt.

Step 3: Do the two standard by-parts integrals.

0xt2costdt=[t2sint+2tcost2sint]0x=x2sinx+2xcosx2sinx,\int_0^x t^{2}\cos t\,dt=\Big[t^{2}\sin t+2t\cos t-2\sin t\Big]_0^x = x^{2}\sin x+2x\cos x-2\sin x, 0xt2sintdt=[t2cost+2tsint+2cost]0x=x2cosx+2xsinx+2cosx2.\int_0^x t^{2}\sin t\,dt=\Big[-t^{2}\cos t+2t\sin t+2\cos t\Big]_0^x = -x^{2}\cos x+2x\sin x+2\cos x-2.

Step 4: Combine.

sinx(x2sinx+2xcosx2sinx)cosx(x2cosx+2xsinx+2cosx2)\sin x\big(x^{2}\sin x+2x\cos x-2\sin x\big)-\cos x\big(-x^{2}\cos x+2x\sin x+2\cos x-2\big) =x2(sin2x+cos2x)+2xsinxcosx2xsinxcosx2(sin2x+cos2x)+2cosx= x^{2}\big(\sin^{2}x+\cos^{2}x\big)+2x\sin x\cos x-2x\sin x\cos x-2\big(\sin^{2}x+\cos^{2}x\big)+2\cos x =x22+2cosx.= x^{2}-2+2\cos x.

Step 5: Impose the condition. x22+2cosx=x2cosx=1x=2kπx^{2}-2+2\cos x=x^{2}\Rightarrow\cos x=1\Rightarrow x=2k\pi.

Step 6: Count in [0,100][0,100]. 2kπ100k1002π15.92k\pi\le100\Rightarrow k\le\dfrac{100}{2\pi}\approx 15.9, so k=0,1,,15k=0,1,\dots,15.

Answer: 16\boxed{16}

What a wrong start costs you here

If you differentiate 0xt2sin(xt)dt\int_0^x t^2\sin(x-t)dt as though the formula applied, you get x2sin(xx)=0x^2\sin(x-x)=0, so you would conclude 0=2x0=2x and answer "one element". The real answer is 16. The whole question is a test of one thing: did you notice the xx inside?

Type 3 — Substitute to fix the limits

Example 6 (JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan Shift 1). A differentiable ff satisfies 036f ⁣(tx36)dt=4αf(x)\displaystyle\int_0^{36}f\!\left(\frac{tx}{36}\right)dt=4\alpha f(x). If y=f(x)y=f(x) is a standard parabola through (2,1)(2,1) and (4,β)(-4,\beta), find βα\beta^{\alpha}.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: The limits are constants, the xx is inside. Nothing to differentiate yet. Substitute.

Step 2: Let u=tx36u=\dfrac{tx}{36}, so dt=36xdudt=\dfrac{36}{x}du; when t=0t=0, u=0u=0; when t=36t=36, u=xu=x. The xx has moved from the integrand into the upper limit:

036f ⁣(tx36)dt=36x0xf(u)du=4αf(x).\int_0^{36}f\!\left(\frac{tx}{36}\right)dt=\frac{36}{x}\int_0^{x}f(u)\,du=4\alpha f(x).

Step 3: Rearrange, then differentiate.

0xf(u)du=αx9f(x)  ddx  f(x)=α9(f(x)+xf(x)).\int_0^{x}f(u)\,du=\frac{\alpha x}{9}f(x)\ \xrightarrow{\ \frac{d}{dx}\ }\ f(x)=\frac{\alpha}{9}\big(f(x)+xf'(x)\big).

Step 4: Separate. (9α)f(x)=αxf(x)(9-\alpha)f(x)=\alpha x f'(x), so ff=(9α1)1x\dfrac{f'}{f}=\left(\dfrac{9}{\alpha}-1\right)\dfrac1x and f(x)=cx9/α1f(x)=c\,x^{\,9/\alpha-1}.

Step 5: Use "standard parabola". y=cx2y=cx^{2} forces 9α1=2\dfrac{9}{\alpha}-1=2, so α=3\alpha=3.

Step 6: Fit the point. (2,1)(2,1) gives 1=4c1=4c, so f(x)=x24f(x)=\dfrac{x^{2}}{4} and β=f(4)=4\beta=f(-4)=4.

Answer: βα=43=64\beta^{\alpha}=4^{3}=\boxed{64}

Application 1 — Limits

Every limit of the form 00\dfrac{0}{0} whose numerator is ax()dt\displaystyle\int_a^{x}(\cdots)dt is a Newton–Leibnitz question in disguise. L'Hôpital's rule differentiates the numerator, and Newton–Leibnitz is how you differentiate it.

Example 7. Evaluate limx01x30xt2t4+1dt\displaystyle\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x^{3}}\int_0^{x}\frac{t^{2}}{t^{4}+1}\,dt.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Confirm the form. As x0x\to0 the integral 0\to0 and x30x^3\to0: it is 00\dfrac00.

Step 2: L'Hôpital once. The derivative of the numerator is the integrand with tt replaced by xx:

limx0x2x4+13x2=limx013(x4+1)=13.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\dfrac{x^{2}}{x^{4}+1}}{3x^{2}}=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{3\left(x^{4}+1\right)}=\boxed{\dfrac13}.

One application, no integration, no expansion.

Example 8. Evaluate limx01x30xsin ⁣(t2)dt\displaystyle\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x^{3}}\int_0^{x}\sin\!\left(t^{2}\right)dt.

SHOW SOLUTION

sin(t2)dt\displaystyle\int\sin(t^2)dt is a Fresnel integral — it has no elementary form, so this limit must be done by differentiation.

Step 1: L'Hôpital.

limx0sin ⁣(x2)3x2.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin\!\left(x^{2}\right)}{3x^{2}}.

Step 2: Standard limit. sin(x2)x21\dfrac{\sin(x^{2})}{x^{2}}\to1 as x0x\to0, so the value is 13\boxed{\dfrac13}.

The integral of sin(t squared) compared with x cubed over three near the origin

Example 9. Evaluate limx00x2sec2tdtxsinx\displaystyle\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\displaystyle\int_0^{x^{2}}\sec^{2}t\,\,dt}{x\sin x}.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Numerator by Newton–Leibnitz with h(x)=x2h(x)=x^{2}.

ddx0x2sec2tdt=sec2 ⁣(x2)2x.\frac{d}{dx}\int_0^{x^{2}}\sec^{2}t\,dt=\sec^{2}\!\left(x^{2}\right)\cdot 2x.

Step 2: Denominator. ddx(xsinx)=sinx+xcosx\dfrac{d}{dx}(x\sin x)=\sin x+x\cos x.

Step 3: Apply L'Hôpital.

limx02xsec2 ⁣(x2)sinx+xcosx.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{2x\sec^{2}\!\left(x^{2}\right)}{\sin x+x\cos x}.

Still 00\dfrac00, but divide numerator and denominator by xx instead of differentiating again:

limx02sec2 ⁣(x2)sinxx+cosx=211+1=1.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{2\sec^{2}\!\left(x^{2}\right)}{\dfrac{\sin x}{x}+\cos x}=\frac{2\cdot 1}{1+1}=\boxed{1}.

Example 10. Evaluate limx11x11xet2dt\displaystyle\lim_{x\to1}\frac{1}{x-1}\int_1^{x}e^{t^{2}}dt.

SHOW SOLUTION

This is precisely the definition of the derivative of Φ(x)=1xet2dt\Phi(x)=\displaystyle\int_1^x e^{t^2}dt at x=1x=1, since Φ(1)=0\Phi(1)=0:

limx1Φ(x)Φ(1)x1=Φ(1)=e12=e.\lim_{x\to1}\frac{\Phi(x)-\Phi(1)}{x-1}=\Phi'(1)=e^{1^{2}}=\boxed{e}.

Recognising the difference quotient saves you even L'Hôpital.

Example 11 (JEE Main 2024, 9 Apr Shift 2). Evaluate

limxπ2 x3(π/2)3(sin ⁣(2t1/3)+cos ⁣(t1/3))dt(xπ2)2.\lim_{x\to\frac\pi2}\ \frac{\displaystyle\int_{x^{3}}^{(\pi/2)^{3}}\left(\sin\!\left(2t^{1/3}\right)+\cos\!\left(t^{1/3}\right)\right)dt}{\left(x-\dfrac\pi2\right)^{2}}.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Confirm 00\frac00. At x=π2x=\frac\pi2 the limits of integration coincide, so the numerator vanishes; the denominator obviously does too.

Step 2: L'Hôpital, differentiating the numerator by Newton–Leibnitz. The upper limit is a constant, so it contributes nothing; the lower limit is x3x^{3}, and a moving lower limit carries a minus sign:

ddxx3(π/2)3()dt=(sin ⁣(2x)+cosx)3x2,\frac{d}{dx}\int_{x^{3}}^{(\pi/2)^{3}}(\cdots)dt=-\left(\sin\!\left(2x\right)+\cos x\right)\cdot 3x^{2},

using (x3)1/3=x\left(x^{3}\right)^{1/3}=x. The denominator differentiates to 2(xπ2)2\left(x-\frac\pi2\right).

Step 3: Still 00\frac00. At x=π2x=\frac\pi2 we get sinπ+cosπ2=0+0=0\sin\pi+\cos\frac\pi2=0+0=0. Differentiate again:

ddx[3x2(sin2x+cosx)]=6x(sin2x+cosx)3x2(2cos2xsinx)\frac{d}{dx}\Big[-3x^{2}\left(\sin2x+\cos x\right)\Big]=-6x\left(\sin2x+\cos x\right)-3x^{2}\left(2\cos2x-\sin x\right)

over a denominator of 22.

Step 4: Substitute x=π2x=\frac\pi2. The first term dies because sinπ+cosπ2=0\sin\pi+\cos\frac\pi2=0. For the second,

2cosπsinπ2=21=3,2\cos\pi-\sin\frac\pi2=-2-1=-3,

so the numerator is 3π24(3)=9π24-3\cdot\dfrac{\pi^{2}}{4}\cdot(-3)=\dfrac{9\pi^{2}}{4}.

Step 5: Divide.

9π2/42=9π28\frac{9\pi^{2}/4}{2}=\boxed{\dfrac{9\pi^{2}}{8}}

Numerical check. Evaluating the original quotient at x=π2±0.001x=\frac\pi2\pm0.001 gives 11.112711.1127 and 11.093911.0939, straddling 9π28=11.1033\frac{9\pi^{2}}{8}=11.1033.

Example 12 (JEE Advanced 2025). Let α,βR\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb R satisfy

limx01x3(α20xdt1t2+βxcosx)=2.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x^{3}}\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}\int_0^{x}\frac{dt}{1-t^{2}}+\beta x\cos x\right)=2.

Find α+β\alpha+\beta.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Why two conditions, not one. For a finite limit after dividing by x3x^{3}, the bracket must vanish to order x3x^{3}. So the coefficient of xx must be zero and the coefficient of x3x^{3} must equal 22. That is the whole question.

Step 2: Expand the integral. By Newton–Leibnitz the integral I(x)=0xdt1t2I(x)=\int_0^x\frac{dt}{1-t^2} has I(x)=11x2=1+x2+x4+I'(x)=\dfrac{1}{1-x^{2}}=1+x^{2}+x^{4}+\cdots, and I(0)=0I(0)=0, so integrating term by term,

I(x)=x+x33+x55+I(x)=x+\frac{x^{3}}{3}+\frac{x^{5}}{5}+\cdots

Step 3: Expand the other term. βxcosx=βx(1x22+)=βxβ2x3+\beta x\cos x=\beta x\left(1-\dfrac{x^{2}}{2}+\cdots\right)=\beta x-\dfrac{\beta}{2}x^{3}+\cdots

Step 4: Collect.

α2I(x)+βxcosx=(α2+β)x+(α6β2)x3+O ⁣(x5).\frac{\alpha}{2}I(x)+\beta x\cos x=\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}+\beta\right)x+\left(\frac{\alpha}{6}-\frac{\beta}{2}\right)x^{3}+O\!\left(x^{5}\right).

Step 5: Impose both conditions.

α2+β=0  α=2β;α6β2=2.\frac{\alpha}{2}+\beta=0\ \Longrightarrow\ \alpha=-2\beta;\qquad \frac{\alpha}{6}-\frac{\beta}{2}=2.

Substituting, β3β2=5β6=2-\dfrac{\beta}{3}-\dfrac{\beta}{2}=-\dfrac{5\beta}{6}=2, so β=125\beta=-\dfrac{12}{5} and α=245\alpha=\dfrac{24}{5}.

Step 6:

α+β=245125=125=2.40\alpha+\beta=\frac{24}{5}-\frac{12}{5}=\boxed{\dfrac{12}{5}=2.40}

The trap in Example 12

Reaching for L'Hôpital three times will work, but it is slow and each pass invites an error. The moment a limit is divided by xnx^{n} with n2n\ge2, expand instead — and use Newton–Leibnitz to get the series of the integral by integrating the series of the integrand. One line replaces three differentiations.

Example 13 (JEE Main 2024, 29 Jan Shift 2). Let the slope of the line 45x+5y+3=045x+5y+3=0 be 27r1+9r2227r_1+\dfrac{9r_2}{2} for some r1,r2Rr_1,r_2\in\mathbb R. Evaluate

limx3 3x8t2dt3r2x2r2x2r1x33x.\lim_{x\to3}\ \frac{\displaystyle\int_3^{x}8t^{2}\,dt}{\dfrac{3r_2x}{2}-r_2x^{2}-r_1x^{3}-3x}.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Extract the constraint. The line 45x+5y+3=045x+5y+3=0 is y=9x35y=-9x-\frac35, so its slope is 9-9 and

27r1+9r22=9.27r_1+\frac{9r_2}{2}=-9.

Step 2: Check the form. The numerator vanishes at x=3x=3 because the limits coincide. For the denominator D(x)=3r22xr2x2r1x33xD(x)=\dfrac{3r_2}{2}x-r_2x^{2}-r_1x^{3}-3x,

D(3)=9r229r227r19=(27r1+9r22)9=99=0.D(3)=\frac{9r_2}{2}-9r_2-27r_1-9=-\left(27r_1+\frac{9r_2}{2}\right)-9=9-9=0.

So the form is genuinely 00\dfrac00 — the constraint was placed there precisely to arrange it.

Step 3: L'Hôpital. The numerator differentiates by Newton–Leibnitz to 8x28x^{2}, which at x=3x=3 is 7272. For the denominator,

D(x)=3r222r2x3r1x23,D(3)=3r226r227r13.D'(x)=\frac{3r_2}{2}-2r_2x-3r_1x^{2}-3,\qquad D'(3)=\frac{3r_2}{2}-6r_2-27r_1-3.

Step 4: Use the constraint again. 3r226r2=9r22\dfrac{3r_2}{2}-6r_2=-\dfrac{9r_2}{2}, so

D(3)=(27r1+9r22)3=93=6.D'(3)=-\left(27r_1+\frac{9r_2}{2}\right)-3=9-3=6.

Step 5:

limx3(3x8t2dt)/D(x)=726=12\lim_{x\to3}\left(\int_3^x 8t^2\,dt\right)\Big/ D(x)=\frac{72}{6}=\boxed{12}

Neither r1r_1 nor r2r_2 is ever determined individually — only the combination 27r1+9r2227r_1+\frac{9r_2}{2} is needed, and it appears twice.

Order-counting shortcut

If f(t)ctnf(t)\sim c\,t^{n} near 00, then 0xf(t)dtcxn+1n+1\displaystyle\int_0^x f(t)\,dt\sim \frac{c\,x^{n+1}}{n+1}. So 0xt2ln(1+t)dt0xt3dt=x44\displaystyle\int_0^x t^2\ln(1+t)\,dt\sim\int_0^x t^{3}dt=\frac{x^4}{4} and you can read off a limit like limx01x40xt2ln(1+t)dt=14\displaystyle\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x^{4}}\int_0^x t^{2}\ln(1+t)\,dt=\frac14 in one line. Use this to check an L'Hôpital answer, not to replace the working.

Application 2 — Continuity and differentiability

Integration is a smoothing operation. Every time you integrate, the graph gains one degree of smoothness. This gives a clean and very examinable hierarchy.

ff on [a,b][a,b]F(x)=axf(t)dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_a^x f(t)\,dt
Piecewise continuous with jumpsContinuous everywhere; corners at the jumps
ContinuousDifferentiable everywhere, F=fF'=f
Continuous with a cornerDifferentiable, but FF'' fails at the corner
DifferentiableTwice differentiable

Example 14. Discuss the differentiability of F(x)=0xtdtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}|t|\,dt.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Evaluate directly (here you can, and it is instructive). For x0x\ge0, F(x)=x22F(x)=\dfrac{x^{2}}{2}; for x<0x<0, F(x)=x22F(x)=-\dfrac{x^{2}}{2}. So F(x)=xx2F(x)=\dfrac{x|x|}{2}.

Step 2: First derivative. By Newton–Leibnitz F(x)=xF'(x)=|x|, which exists for every xx including 00 — the integrand t|t| is continuous, and continuity of the integrand is all the formula needs.

Step 3: Second derivative. F(x)=ddxxF''(x)=\dfrac{d}{dx}|x|, which does not exist at x=0x=0.

Conclusion: FF is differentiable on R\mathbb R but not twice differentiable at the origin. The corner of t|t| was not destroyed — it was pushed up one level.

The corner of the absolute value function becomes a smooth point after integration

Example 15. Let F(x)=0x[t]dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}[\,t\,]\,dt, where [][\cdot] is the greatest integer function. Show that FF is continuous on R\mathbb R and find every point where it fails to be differentiable. Also compute F(2.5)F(2.5).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Continuity. [t][\,t\,] is bounded on every bounded interval, so F(x+h)F(x)Mh0|F(x+h)-F(x)|\le M|h|\to0. Hence FF is continuous everywhere — in fact Lipschitz.

Step 2: Differentiability. Newton–Leibnitz gives F(x)=[x]F'(x)=[\,x\,] wherever the integrand is continuous, i.e. for xZx\notin\mathbb Z. At an integer nn the one-sided derivatives are

F(n)=n1,F(n+)=n,F'(n^{-})=n-1,\qquad F'(n^{+})=n,

which differ by 11. So FF is not differentiable at any integer.

Step 3: The value.

F(2.5)=010dt+121dt+22.52dt=0+1+1=2.F(2.5)=\int_0^{1}0\,dt+\int_1^{2}1\,dt+\int_2^{2.5}2\,dt = 0+1+1=\boxed{2}.

The greatest integer function and its integral, a continuous piecewise linear graph with corners at the integers

Example 16. Let ff be continuous on R\mathbb R with f(2)=5f(2)=5. Find limh01h22+3hf(t)dt\displaystyle\lim_{h\to0}\frac1h\int_{2}^{2+3h}f(t)\,dt.

SHOW SOLUTION

Set Φ(u)=2uf(t)dt\Phi(u)=\displaystyle\int_2^{u}f(t)\,dt, so Φ(2)=0\Phi(2)=0 and Φ(u)=f(u)\Phi'(u)=f(u). The limit is

limh0Φ(2+3h)Φ(2)h=3limh0Φ(2+3h)Φ(2)3h=3Φ(2)=3f(2)=15.\lim_{h\to0}\frac{\Phi(2+3h)-\Phi(2)}{h}=3\lim_{h\to0}\frac{\Phi(2+3h)-\Phi(2)}{3h}=3\Phi'(2)=3f(2)=\boxed{15}.

Application 3 — Increasing and decreasing

Once you know F(x)F'(x) is just the integrand, monotonicity of FF is decided by the sign of the integrand — a question about a function you can see, not one you have to construct.

Example 17. Prove that F(x)=0xtet1+t2dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\frac{t\,e^{t}}{1+t^{2}}\,dt is strictly increasing on (0,)(0,\infty) and strictly decreasing on (,0)(-\infty,0).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate. F(x)=xex1+x2F'(x)=\dfrac{x\,e^{x}}{1+x^{2}}.

Step 2: Read the sign. ex>0e^{x}>0 always and 1+x2>01+x^{2}>0 always, so the sign of FF' is exactly the sign of xx.

Step 3: Conclude. F>0F'>0 on (0,)(0,\infty) and F<0F'<0 on (,0)(-\infty,0), with F(0)=0F'(0)=0. Hence FF decreases up to the origin and increases after it, so x=0x=0 is the global minimum. \blacksquare

Example 18. For F(x)=0x(t1)(t2)dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}(t-1)(t-2)\,dt, find the intervals of increase and decrease and the local extrema.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: F(x)=(x1)(x2)F'(x)=(x-1)(x-2).

Step 2: Sign chart. Both zeros are simple, so the sign alternates:

Interval(x1)(x-1)(x2)(x-2)FF'Behaviour
x<1x<1--++increasing
1<x<21<x<2++--decreasing
x>2x>2++++++increasing

Step 3: Extrema. ++\to- at x=1x=1 gives a local maximum; +-\to+ at x=2x=2 gives a local minimum.

Step 4: The values (this is the only place integration is needed). F(x)=x333x22+2xF(x)=\dfrac{x^{3}}{3}-\dfrac{3x^{2}}{2}+2x, so

F(1)=1332+2=56,F(2)=836+4=23.F(1)=\frac13-\frac32+2=\frac56,\qquad F(2)=\frac83-6+4=\frac23.

Example 19. Show that 0xdt1+t4<x\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\frac{dt}{\sqrt{1+t^{4}}}<x for every x>0x>0.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Build the gap function. Let G(x)=x0xdt1+t4G(x)=x-\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\frac{dt}{\sqrt{1+t^{4}}}, with G(0)=0G(0)=0.

Step 2: Differentiate. G(x)=111+x4G'(x)=1-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^{4}}}.

Step 3: Sign. For x>0x>0 we have 1+x4>11+x^{4}>1, so 1+x4>1\sqrt{1+x^{4}}>1, so 11+x4<1\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^{4}}}<1 and G(x)>0G'(x)>0.

Step 4: Conclude. GG is strictly increasing on [0,)[0,\infty) and G(0)=0G(0)=0, so G(x)>0G(x)>0 for x>0x>0, which is the claim. \blacksquare

This "define the gap, differentiate, use monotonicity" pattern proves almost every integral inequality asked at JEE level.

Application 4 — Maxima and minima

This is where Newton–Leibnitz earns its reputation. The examiner writes an integrand that is a product of many factors with large exponents, so that expanding is hopeless, and asks how many local maxima the integral has. The entire question is a sign chart.

The multiplicity rule. If F(x)=(xa1)m1(xa2)m2F'(x)=(x-a_1)^{m_1}(x-a_2)^{m_2}\cdots, then FF' changes sign at aia_i if and only if mim_i is odd. An even exponent touches the axis and bounces back — no sign change, no extremum.

Example 20. Let f(x)=0x(sintcost)(et2)(t1)3(t2)5dtf(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}(\sin t-\cos t)\left(e^{t}-2\right)(t-1)^{3}(t-2)^{5}dt on 0<x40<x\le4. How many local maxima does ff have?

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate. f(x)=(sinxcosx)(ex2)(x1)3(x2)5f'(x)=(\sin x-\cos x)\left(e^{x}-2\right)(x-1)^{3}(x-2)^{5}.

Step 2: All zeros in (0,4](0,4].

  • tanx=1x=π40.785\tan x=1\Rightarrow x=\dfrac\pi4\approx0.785 and x=5π43.927x=\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\approx3.927
  • ex=2x=loge20.693e^{x}=2\Rightarrow x=\log_e2\approx0.693
  • x=1x=1 (exponent 3) and x=2x=2 (exponent 5)

Step 3: Check multiplicities. All five are odd, so ff' flips sign at every one of them.

Step 4: Anchor the sign. At x=0.5x=0.5, left of all five: sin0.5cos0.5<0\sin0.5-\cos0.5<0, e0.52<0e^{0.5}-2<0, (0.51)3<0(0.5-1)^3<0, (0.52)5<0(0.5-2)^5<0. Four negatives multiply to a positive, so f(0.5)>0f'(0.5)>0.

Step 5: Alternate. In order the zeros are 0.693,  0.785,  1,  2,  3.9270.693,\;0.785,\;1,\;2,\;3.927, so the signs run

+        +        +    +\;\big|\;-\;\big|\;+\;\big|\;-\;\big|\;+\;\big|\;-

Step 6: Count ++\to-. At x=loge2x=\log_e 2, at x=1x=1, and at x=5π4x=\dfrac{5\pi}{4}.

Answer: 3\boxed{3} local maxima.

Example 21 (JEE Main 2026, 28 Jan Shift 2). With ff as in Example 4, let g(x)=0x(f(t)+2)15(t4)6(t+12)17dtg(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\big(f(t)+2\big)^{15}(t-4)^{6}(t+12)^{17}dt. If pp and qq are the points of local minimum and local maximum of gg, find p+q|p+q|.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Use f(t)=1tf(t)=1-t from Example 4, so f(t)+2=3tf(t)+2=3-t.

Step 2: Differentiate gg.

g(x)=(3x)15(x4)6(x+12)17=(x3)15(x4)6(x+12)17,g'(x)=(3-x)^{15}(x-4)^{6}(x+12)^{17}=-(x-3)^{15}(x-4)^{6}(x+12)^{17},

using (3x)15=(x3)15(3-x)^{15}=-(x-3)^{15} because 1515 is odd.

Step 3: Zeros and multiplicities. x=12x=-12 (power 17, odd), x=3x=3 (power 15, odd), x=4x=4 (power 6, even).

Step 4: Sign chart.

Interval(x3)15-(x-3)^{15}(x4)6(x-4)^{6}(x+12)17(x+12)^{17}gg'
x<12x<-12++++--
12<x<3-12<x<3++++++++
3<x<43<x<4-++++-
x>4x>4-++++-

Step 5: Read off. +-\to+ at x=12x=-12: local minimum, p=12p=-12. ++\to- at x=3x=3: local maximum, q=3q=3. At x=4x=4 the sign does not change — the even power protected it.

Answer: p+q=12+3=9|p+q|=|-12+3|=\boxed{9}

Example 22. For f(x)=0xsinttdtf(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\frac{\sin t}{t}\,dt with x>0x>0, classify the critical point x=nπx=n\pi.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: f(x)=sinxxf'(x)=\dfrac{\sin x}{x}, which vanishes exactly when sinx=0\sin x=0, i.e. x=nπx=n\pi.

Step 2: Second derivative by the quotient rule: f(x)=xcosxsinxx2f''(x)=\dfrac{x\cos x-\sin x}{x^{2}}.

Step 3: Evaluate. At x=nπx=n\pi, sinnπ=0\sin n\pi=0 and cosnπ=(1)n\cos n\pi=(-1)^{n}, so

f(nπ)=nπ(1)nn2π2=(1)nnπ.f''(n\pi)=\frac{n\pi(-1)^{n}}{n^{2}\pi^{2}}=\frac{(-1)^{n}}{n\pi}.

Answer: local maximum when nn is odd, local minimum when nn is even.

Example 23 (JEE Main 2026, 6 Apr Shift 2). Let A=13121α011A=\begin{vmatrix}1&3&-1\\2&1&\alpha\\0&1&-1\end{vmatrix} be singular, and f(x)=0x(t2+2t+3)dtf(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\left(t^{2}+2t+3\right)dt on [1,α][1,\alpha]. If M,mM,m are the maximum and minimum of ff there, find 3(Mm)3(M-m).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Find α\alpha. Singular means the determinant is zero:

1(1α)3(20)+(1)(20)=1α+62=3α=0α=3.1(-1-\alpha)-3(-2-0)+(-1)(2-0)=-1-\alpha+6-2=3-\alpha=0\Rightarrow\alpha=3.

Step 2: Monotonicity by Newton–Leibnitz. f(x)=x2+2x+3f'(x)=x^{2}+2x+3. Its discriminant is 412=8<04-12=-8<0 and the leading coefficient is positive, so f>0f'>0 everywhere. Thus ff is strictly increasing on [1,3][1,3] and the extrema are at the endpoints.

Step 3: Evaluate. f(x)=x33+x2+3xf(x)=\dfrac{x^{3}}{3}+x^{2}+3x, so M=f(3)=9+9+9=27M=f(3)=9+9+9=27 and m=f(1)=13+1+3=133m=f(1)=\dfrac13+1+3=\dfrac{13}{3}.

Step 4: 3(Mm)=8113=683(M-m)=81-13=\boxed{68}

Example 24 (JEE Main 2024, 31 Jan Shift 1). Let S=(1,)S=(-1,\infty) and f:SRf:S\to\mathbb R be

f(x)=1x(et1)11(2t1)5(t2)7(t3)12(2t10)61dt.f(x)=\int_1^{x}\left(e^{t}-1\right)^{11}(2t-1)^{5}(t-2)^{7}(t-3)^{12}(2t-10)^{61}dt.

Let pp be the sum of the squares of the values of xx at which ff attains a local maximum on SS, and qq the sum of the values of xx at which ff attains a local minimum on SS. Find p2+2qp^{2}+2q.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate. By Newton–Leibnitz, just replace tt by xx:

f(x)=(ex1)11(2x1)5(x2)7(x3)12(2x10)61.f'(x)=\left(e^{x}-1\right)^{11}(2x-1)^{5}(x-2)^{7}(x-3)^{12}(2x-10)^{61}.

Step 2: Zeros and multiplicities on (1,)(-1,\infty).

FactorZeroPowerSign change?
(ex1)11\left(e^{x}-1\right)^{11}x=0x=01111 oddyes
(2x1)5(2x-1)^{5}x=12x=\dfrac1255 oddyes
(x2)7(x-2)^{7}x=2x=277 oddyes
(x3)12(x-3)^{12}x=3x=31212 evenno
(2x10)61(2x-10)^{61}x=5x=56161 oddyes

Step 3: Anchor the sign at x=0.5x=-0.5, which is inside SS and left of every zero:

(e0.51)11<0,(2)5<0,(2.5)7<0,(3.5)12>0,(11)61<0.\left(e^{-0.5}-1\right)^{11}<0,\quad(-2)^{5}<0,\quad(-2.5)^{7}<0,\quad(-3.5)^{12}>0,\quad(-11)^{61}<0.

Four negative factors, so f(0.5)>0f'(-0.5)>0.

Step 4: Alternate through the four genuine sign changes.

+(1,0)  0  (0,12)  12  +(12,2)  2  (2,3)  (3,5)  5  +(5,)\underbrace{+}_{(-1,0)}\;\big|_{0}\;\underbrace{-}_{(0,\frac12)}\;\big|_{\frac12}\;\underbrace{+}_{(\frac12,2)}\;\big|_{2}\;\underbrace{-}_{(2,3)}\;\underbrace{-}_{(3,5)}\;\big|_{5}\;\underbrace{+}_{(5,\infty)}

Note that x=3x=3 passes with no change, exactly as the even power predicts.

Step 5: Classify. ++\to- at x=0x=0 and x=2x=2 — two local maxima. +-\to+ at x=12x=\dfrac12 and x=5x=5 — two local minima.

Step 6: Assemble.

p=02+22=4,q=12+5=112.p=0^{2}+2^{2}=4,\qquad q=\frac12+5=\frac{11}{2}.

p2+2q=16+11=27p^{2}+2q=16+11=\boxed{27}

Example 25 (JEE Advanced 2014, comprehension). Let f1:(0,)Rf_1:(0,\infty)\to\mathbb R be

f1(x)=0xj=121(tj)jdt.f_1(x)=\int_0^{x}\prod_{j=1}^{21}(t-j)^{j}\,dt.

If m1m_1 and n1n_1 are the numbers of points of local minimum and local maximum of f1f_1 on (0,)(0,\infty), find 2m1+3n1+m1n12m_1+3n_1+m_1n_1.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate. f1(x)=j=121(xj)jf_1'(x)=\displaystyle\prod_{j=1}^{21}(x-j)^{j}, with a zero at each of x=1,2,,21x=1,2,\dots,21, the zero at x=jx=j carrying multiplicity jj.

Step 2: Which zeros matter? Only those with odd jj, namely

j=1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21— eleven of them.j=1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21 \quad\text{— eleven of them.}

The ten even ones (j=2,4,,20j=2,4,\dots,20) are critical points but not extrema.

Step 3: Anchor the sign at x=0.5x=0.5, left of every zero. There xj<0x-j<0 for all jj, so each factor contributes (1)j(-1)^{j} and

signf1(0.5)=(1)1+2++21=(1)231=1.\operatorname{sign}f_1'(0.5)=(-1)^{1+2+\cdots+21}=(-1)^{231}=-1.

So f1<0f_1'<0 on (0,1)(0,1).

Step 4: Alternate across the eleven odd zeros. Starting from - and flipping at 1,3,5,,211,3,5,\dots,21:

After1133557799111113131515171719192121
sign of f1f_1'++-++-++-++-++-++

Step 5: Read off. +-\to+ at x=1,5,9,13,17,21x=1,5,9,13,17,21 — six minima, so m1=6m_1=6. ++\to- at x=3,7,11,15,19x=3,7,11,15,19 — five maxima, so n1=5n_1=5.

Step 6: 2m1+3n1+m1n1=12+15+30=572m_1+3n_1+m_1n_1=12+15+30=\boxed{57}

Why this is the cleanest test of the multiplicity rule ever set

A product of twenty-one factors with exponents 11 through 2121 is completely inaccessible by expansion — the polynomial has degree 231231. The only thing you need is the parity of each exponent and one anchor sign. That is the entire question, and it is why JEE Advanced set it.

Example 26 (JEE Advanced 2014, same comprehension). With f2(x)=98(x1)50600(x1)49+2450f_2(x)=98(x-1)^{50}-600(x-1)^{49}+2450 on (0,)(0,\infty), and m2,n2m_2,n_2 the numbers of local minima and maxima, find 6m2+4n2+8m2n26m_2+4n_2+8m_2n_2.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate and factor.

f2(x)=9850(x1)4960049(x1)48=4900(x1)4929400(x1)48f_2'(x)=98\cdot50(x-1)^{49}-600\cdot49(x-1)^{48}=4900(x-1)^{49}-29400(x-1)^{48} =4900(x1)48[(x1)6]=4900(x1)48(x7).=4900(x-1)^{48}\big[(x-1)-6\big]=4900(x-1)^{48}(x-7).

Step 2: Multiplicities. The zero at x=1x=1 has power 4848, which is even — no sign change. The zero at x=7x=7 is simple.

Step 3: Sign. (x1)480(x-1)^{48}\ge0 always, so the sign of f2f_2' is the sign of (x7)(x-7): negative on (0,7)(0,7) and positive on (7,)(7,\infty).

Step 4: Classify. One +-\to+ transition, at x=7x=7: a single local minimum, and no maximum. So m2=1m_2=1 and n2=0n_2=0.

Step 5: 6(1)+4(0)+8(1)(0)=66(1)+4(0)+8(1)(0)=\boxed{6}

The constant 24502450 and the coefficient 9898 are pure decoration — they vanish on differentiation or factor out.

Application 5 — Tangents and normals

To write the tangent to y=axf(t)dty=\displaystyle\int_a^{x}f(t)\,dt at a point you need two numbers: the ordinate and the slope. The slope is free — it is ff evaluated at that point.

Example 27. Find the tangent and the normal to y=0x(t1)(t2)dty=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}(t-1)(t-2)\,dt at x=0x=0.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Ordinate. Upper limit equals lower limit, so y(0)=0y(0)=0. The curve passes through the origin.

Step 2: Slope. dydx=(x1)(x2)\dfrac{dy}{dx}=(x-1)(x-2), so at x=0x=0 the slope is (1)(2)=2(-1)(-2)=2.

Step 3: Tangent. y0=2(x0)y-0=2(x-0), i.e. y=2x\boxed{y=2x}.

Step 4: Normal. Slope 12-\dfrac12, so y=x2y=-\dfrac{x}{2}, i.e. x+2y=0\boxed{x+2y=0}.

Example 28. At which points does the curve y=0xt24t2+4dty=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\frac{t^{2}-4}{t^{2}+4}\,dt have a horizontal tangent, and what is the equation of the tangent at x=0x=0?

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: dydx=x24x2+4\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{x^{2}-4}{x^{2}+4}. The denominator never vanishes, so horizontal tangents need x2=4x^{2}=4, i.e. x=±2\boxed{x=\pm2}.

Step 2: At x=0x=0, y(0)=0y(0)=0 and the slope is 44=1\dfrac{-4}{4}=-1, so the tangent is y=xy=-x, i.e. x+y=0x+y=0.

Example 29. The curve y=1xlogettdty=\displaystyle\int_1^{x}\frac{\log_e t}{t}\,dt, x>0x>0, meets the xx-axis at x=1x=1. Show that the tangent there is horizontal, and find how many points of the curve have a tangent of slope 2e2\dfrac{2}{e^{2}}, naming one of them.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: The tangent at x=1x=1. The upper and lower limits coincide, so y(1)=0y(1)=0; and by Newton–Leibnitz dydx=logexx\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{\log_e x}{x}, which at x=1x=1 equals 01=0\dfrac{0}{1}=0. So the tangent is y=0y=0 — the xx-axis itself, which is why the curve touches rather than crosses there.

Step 2: Set up the slope condition. We need logexx=2e2\dfrac{\log_e x}{x}=\dfrac{2}{e^{2}}.

Step 3: One solution by inspection. Put x=e2x=e^{2}: the left side is logee2e2=2e2\dfrac{\log_e e^{2}}{e^{2}}=\dfrac{2}{e^{2}}. So x=e2x=e^{2} works.

Step 4: How many solutions in total? Let ϕ(x)=logexx\phi(x)=\dfrac{\log_e x}{x}. Then

ϕ(x)=1logexx2,\phi'(x)=\frac{1-\log_e x}{x^{2}},

which is positive on (0,e)(0,e) and negative on (e,)(e,\infty). So ϕ\phi rises to a single maximum ϕ(e)=1e\phi(e)=\dfrac1e and then falls back towards 00. Also ϕ\phi\to-\infty as x0+x\to0^{+} and ϕ(1)=0\phi(1)=0.

Step 5: Compare the target with the maximum. 2e20.2707\dfrac{2}{e^{2}}\approx0.2707 and 1e0.3679\dfrac1e\approx0.3679, so the target lies strictly between 00 and the maximum. A horizontal line at that height therefore cuts the graph of ϕ\phi twice — once on the rising branch in (1,e)(1,e) and once on the falling branch in (e,)(e,\infty).

Answer: exactly 2\boxed{2} such points; one of them is x=e2x=e^{2} (the other lies between 11 and ee).

Application 6 — Quadratic and polynomial equations

This is the connection candidates least expect. To prove a polynomial equation has a root in an interval, integrate it to build an auxiliary function, then let Rolle's theorem do the work. Newton–Leibnitz is what guarantees the auxiliary function has the derivative you want.

The bridge. If F(x)=0xϕ(t)dtF(x)=\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\phi(t)\,dt and F(a)=F(b)F(a)=F(b), then Rolle's theorem gives a c(a,b)c\in(a,b) with F(c)=ϕ(c)=0F'(c)=\phi(c)=0. A root of ϕ\phi has been located without solving ϕ=0\phi=0.

Example 30. If a3+b2+c=0\dfrac{a}{3}+\dfrac{b}{2}+c=0, prove that ax2+bx+c=0ax^{2}+bx+c=0 has at least one root in (0,1)(0,1).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Build the antiderivative. Let

F(x)=0x(at2+bt+c)dt=ax33+bx22+cx.F(x)=\int_0^{x}\left(at^{2}+bt+c\right)dt=\frac{ax^{3}}{3}+\frac{bx^{2}}{2}+cx.

Step 2: Check the two endpoint values. F(0)=0F(0)=0, and

F(1)=a3+b2+c=0F(1)=\frac{a}{3}+\frac{b}{2}+c=0

by hypothesis. So F(0)=F(1)F(0)=F(1).

Step 3: Apply Rolle. FF is a polynomial, hence continuous on [0,1][0,1] and differentiable on (0,1)(0,1). Rolle's theorem gives c0(0,1)c_0\in(0,1) with F(c0)=0F'(c_0)=0.

Step 4: Identify FF'. By Newton–Leibnitz, F(x)=ax2+bx+cF'(x)=ax^{2}+bx+c. Therefore ac02+bc0+c=0ac_0^{2}+bc_0+c=0 and c0(0,1)c_0\in(0,1) is the required root. \blacksquare

A concrete instance. Take a=1a=1, b=1b=-1, c=16c=\dfrac16; then 1312+16=0\dfrac13-\dfrac12+\dfrac16=0. The roots of x2x+16x^{2}-x+\dfrac16 are 12±36\dfrac12\pm\dfrac{\sqrt3}{6}, i.e. 0.21130.2113 and 0.78870.7887 — both in (0,1)(0,1), as promised.

Example 31. Find the number of real roots of 0x(t21)dt=0\displaystyle\int_0^{x}\left(t^{2}-1\right)dt=0.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Evaluate (a rare case where you should). F(x)=x33xF(x)=\dfrac{x^{3}}{3}-x.

Step 2: Factor. x3(x23)=0\dfrac{x}{3}\left(x^{2}-3\right)=0 gives x=0, ±3x=0,\ \pm\sqrt3.

Answer: 3\boxed{3} real roots.

Step 3: Sanity check with the derivative. F(x)=x21F'(x)=x^{2}-1 vanishes at ±1\pm1, so FF has a local maximum at x=1x=-1 with value 23>0\dfrac23>0 and a local minimum at x=1x=1 with value 23<0-\dfrac23<0. A cubic whose local maximum is positive and local minimum negative cuts the axis three times. Consistent.

Example 32 (JEE Main 2026, 22 Jan Shift 1). Let f:[1,)Rf:[1,\infty)\to\mathbb R be differentiable with 61xf(t)dt=3xf(x)+x346\displaystyle\int_1^{x}f(t)\,dt=3xf(x)+x^{3}-4 for all x1x\ge1. Find f(2)f(3)f(2)-f(3).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate both sides. The left side gives 6f(x)6f(x); the right side needs the product rule:

6f(x)=3f(x)+3xf(x)+3x2.6f(x)=3f(x)+3xf'(x)+3x^{2}.

Step 2: Tidy into an ODE. 3f(x)3xf(x)=3x23f(x)-3xf'(x)=3x^{2}, i.e. xf(x)f(x)=x2xf'(x)-f(x)=-x^{2}.

Step 3: Spot the exact derivative. Divide by x2x^{2}:

xffx2=1ddx ⁣(fx)=1.\frac{xf'-f}{x^{2}}=-1\quad\Longrightarrow\quad \frac{d}{dx}\!\left(\frac{f}{x}\right)=-1.

Step 4: Integrate. fx=x+C\dfrac{f}{x}=-x+C, so f(x)=x2+Cxf(x)=-x^{2}+Cx — a downward parabola, which is why this question is really a quadratic-equation question in disguise.

Step 5: Initial condition. Put x=1x=1 in the original equation: the integral is zero, so 0=3f(1)+140=3f(1)+1-4, giving f(1)=1f(1)=1. Then 1+C=1-1+C=1, so C=2C=2 and f(x)=x2+2xf(x)=-x^{2}+2x.

Step 6: Compute. f(2)=4+4=0f(2)=-4+4=0 and f(3)=9+6=3f(3)=-9+6=-3, so

f(2)f(3)=0(3)=3.f(2)-f(3)=0-(-3)=\boxed{3}.

Example 33 (JEE Main 2024, 31 Jan Shift 1). Let aa be the sum of all coefficients in the expansion of (12x+2x2)2023(34x2+2x3)2024\left(1-2x+2x^{2}\right)^{2023}\left(3-4x^{2}+2x^{3}\right)^{2024}, and let

b=limx01x20xloge(1+t)t2024+1dt.b=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x^{2}}\int_0^{x}\frac{\log_e(1+t)}{t^{2024}+1}\,dt.

If cx2+dx+e=0cx^{2}+dx+e=0 and 2bx2+ax+4=02bx^{2}+ax+4=0 have a common root with c,d,eRc,d,e\in\mathbb R, find d:c:ed:c:e.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Find aa. The sum of all coefficients of a polynomial is its value at x=1x=1:

a=(12+2)2023(34+2)2024=1202312024=1.a=(1-2+2)^{2023}\,(3-4+2)^{2024}=1^{2023}\cdot 1^{2024}=1.

Step 2: Find bb by Newton–Leibnitz. The form is 00\frac00, so L'Hôpital once:

=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\log_e(1+x)}{2x\left(x^{2024}+1\right)}=\frac{1}{2\cdot1}=\frac12,$$ using $\dfrac{\log_e(1+x)}{x}\to1$. The exponent $2024$ is pure intimidation — near $0$, $x^{2024}+1\to1$. **Step 3: Write the second quadratic.** $2bx^{2}+ax+4=x^{2}+x+4=0$. **Step 4: Look at its discriminant.** $1-16=-15<0$, so both roots are non-real, and they are complex conjugates. **Step 5: Use the reality of $c,d,e$.** A quadratic with real coefficients cannot share exactly one non-real root with another real quadratic — non-real roots come in conjugate pairs. So $cx^{2}+dx+e=0$ must share **both** roots, which forces the two quadratics to be proportional: $$c:d:e=1:1:4.$$ **Step 6: Reorder as asked.** The question wants $d:c:e$, which is $\boxed{1:1:4}$ — option (2).

Application 7 — Differential equations

An integral equation is a differential equation that has not been differentiated yet. The recipe never changes:

  1. Make sure xx appears only in the limits (use the three tricks of Block 3).
  2. Differentiate — you now have an ODE.
  3. Read the initial condition off the original equation by substituting the value of xx that collapses the integral to zero.
  4. Solve, usually by integrating factor or separation.

Step 3 is the one people forget. The integral equation contains information the ODE does not.

Example 34 (JEE Main 2026, 5 Apr Shift 2). Let f:[1,)Rf:[1,\infty)\to\mathbb R be differentiable with f(x)=1xf(t)dt+(1x)(logex1)+ef(x)=\displaystyle\int_1^{x}f(t)\,dt+(1-x)\left(\log_e x-1\right)+e. Find f(f(1))f(f(1)).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Initial condition first. Put x=1x=1: the integral is 00 and the middle term is 00, so f(1)=ef(1)=e.

Step 2: Differentiate. The integral gives f(x)f(x). For the product,

ddx[(1x)(logex1)]=(logex1)+(1x)1x=logex+1+1x1=1xlogex.\frac{d}{dx}\Big[(1-x)(\log_e x-1)\Big]=-(\log_e x-1)+(1-x)\cdot\frac1x=-\log_e x+1+\frac1x-1=\frac1x-\log_e x.

Hence f(x)f(x)=1xlogexf'(x)-f(x)=\dfrac1x-\log_e x.

Step 3: Integrating factor exe^{-x}.

ddx(fex)=ex(1xlogex).\frac{d}{dx}\left(fe^{-x}\right)=e^{-x}\left(\frac1x-\log_e x\right).

Step 4: Recognise the right side. ddx(exlogex)=exlogex+exx=ex(1xlogex)\dfrac{d}{dx}\left(e^{-x}\log_e x\right)=-e^{-x}\log_e x+\dfrac{e^{-x}}{x}=e^{-x}\left(\dfrac1x-\log_e x\right) — exactly it. So fex=exlogex+Cfe^{-x}=e^{-x}\log_e x+C and

f(x)=logex+Cex.f(x)=\log_e x+Ce^{x}.

Step 5: Use f(1)=ef(1)=e. 0+Ce=eC=10+Ce=e\Rightarrow C=1, so f(x)=ex+logexf(x)=e^{x}+\log_e x.

Step 6: Compose. f(f(1))=f(e)=ee+logee=1+eef(f(1))=f(e)=e^{e}+\log_e e=\boxed{1+e^{e}}

Example 35 (JEE Main 2026, 4 Apr Shift 2). Let ff be twice differentiable with

f(x)=0xtan(tx)dt0xf(t)tantdt,x(π2,π2).f(x)=\int_0^{x}\tan(t-x)\,dt-\int_0^{x}f(t)\tan t\,dt,\qquad x\in\left(-\frac\pi2,\frac\pi2\right).

Find f ⁣(π6)+12f ⁣(π6)+f ⁣(π6)f''\!\left(\dfrac\pi6\right)+12f'\!\left(-\dfrac\pi6\right)+f\!\left(\dfrac\pi6\right).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate carefully. The first integral has xx inside, but here the boundary term rescues us: differentiating 0xtan(tx)dt\displaystyle\int_0^x \tan(t-x)dt contributes the boundary value tan(xx)=tan0=0\tan(x-x)=\tan 0=0 plus the derivative of the integrand with respect to xx. Writing u=txu=t-x the substitution gives 0xtan(tx)dt=x0tanudu\displaystyle\int_0^x\tan(t-x)dt=\int_{-x}^{0}\tan u\,du, whose derivative is tan(x)(1)=tanx-\tan(-x)\cdot(-1)=-\tan x.

The second integral is standard: its derivative is f(x)tanxf(x)\tan x.

f(x)=tanxf(x)tanx=(1+f(x))tanx.f'(x)=-\tan x-f(x)\tan x=-\big(1+f(x)\big)\tan x.

Step 2: Initial condition. Put x=0x=0 in the original: both integrals vanish, so f(0)=0f(0)=0.

Step 3: Separate.

df1+f=tanxdx  loge1+f=logecosx+const  1+f=ccosx.\frac{df}{1+f}=-\tan x\,dx\ \Longrightarrow\ \log_e|1+f|=\log_e|\cos x|+\text{const}\ \Longrightarrow\ 1+f=c\cos x.

Step 4: Fit. f(0)=0f(0)=0 gives c=1c=1, so

f(x)=cosx1,f(x)=sinx,f(x)=cosx.f(x)=\cos x-1,\qquad f'(x)=-\sin x,\qquad f''(x)=-\cos x.

Step 5: Substitute.

f ⁣(π6)=32,f ⁣(π6)=12,f ⁣(π6)=321.f''\!\left(\frac\pi6\right)=-\frac{\sqrt3}{2},\qquad f'\!\left(-\frac\pi6\right)=\frac12,\qquad f\!\left(\frac\pi6\right)=\frac{\sqrt3}{2}-1.

32+1212+321=61=5-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}+12\cdot\frac12+\frac{\sqrt3}{2}-1=6-1=\boxed{5}

The two 32\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2} terms were designed to cancel.

Example 36 (JEE Main 2026, 6 Apr Shift 2). Let f:RRf:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R satisfy f(xy)=f(x)f(y)f(xy)=f(x)f(y) for all x,yx,y with f(0)0f(0)\ne0, and let g:[1,)Rg:[1,\infty)\to\mathbb R be differentiable with

x2g(x)=1x(t2f(t)tg(t))dt.x^{2}g(x)=\int_1^{x}\left(t^{2}f(t)-tg(t)\right)dt.

Find g(2)g(2).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Pin down ff. Put y=0y=0: f(0)=f(x)f(0)f(0)=f(x)f(0), and since f(0)0f(0)\ne0 we may cancel to get f(x)=1f(x)=1 for all xx.

Step 2: Initial condition. Put x=1x=1: the integral is 00, so g(1)=0g(1)=0.

Step 3: Differentiate. Left side by the product rule, right side by Newton–Leibnitz:

x2g(x)+2xg(x)=x2xg(x).x^{2}g'(x)+2xg(x)=x^{2}-xg(x).

Step 4: Divide by xx and tidy.

xg(x)+3g(x)=x  g(x)+3xg(x)=1.xg'(x)+3g(x)=x\ \Longrightarrow\ g'(x)+\frac{3}{x}g(x)=1.

Step 5: Integrating factor e3/xdx=x3e^{\int 3/x\,dx}=x^{3}:

(x3g)=x3  x3g=x44+C.\left(x^{3}g\right)'=x^{3}\ \Longrightarrow\ x^{3}g=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+C.

Step 6: Use g(1)=0g(1)=0: 0=14+C0=\dfrac14+C, so C=14C=-\dfrac14 and

g(x)=x414x3.g(x)=\frac{x}{4}-\frac{1}{4x^{3}}.

Step 7: g(2)=12132=16132=1532g(2)=\dfrac12-\dfrac{1}{32}=\dfrac{16-1}{32}=\boxed{\dfrac{15}{32}}

Example 37 (JEE Main 2026, 23 Jan Shift 1). Let ff be twice differentiable and non-negative with

(f(x))2=25+0x((f(t))2+(f(t))2)dt.\big(f(x)\big)^{2}=25+\int_0^{x}\left(\big(f(t)\big)^{2}+\big(f'(t)\big)^{2}\right)dt.

Find the mean of f(loge1),f(loge2),,f(loge625)f(\log_e 1),f(\log_e 2),\dots,f(\log_e 625).

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate. Left side by the chain rule, right side by Newton–Leibnitz:

2f(x)f(x)=(f(x))2+(f(x))2.2f(x)f'(x)=\big(f(x)\big)^{2}+\big(f'(x)\big)^{2}.

Step 2: Recognise a perfect square.

(f(x))22f(x)f(x)+(f(x))2=(f(x)f(x))2=0  f(x)=f(x).\big(f(x)\big)^{2}-2f(x)f'(x)+\big(f'(x)\big)^{2}=\big(f(x)-f'(x)\big)^{2}=0\ \Longrightarrow\ f'(x)=f(x).

This is the moment the question turns from analysis into algebra — and it is why the examiner put (f)2(f')^2 there at all.

Step 3: Solve. f(x)=cexf(x)=c\,e^{x}.

Step 4: Initial condition. Put x=0x=0: (f(0))2=25\big(f(0)\big)^{2}=25 and f0f\ge0, so f(0)=5f(0)=5 and c=5c=5. Thus f(x)=5exf(x)=5e^{x}.

Step 5: Evaluate the list. f(logek)=5elogek=5kf(\log_e k)=5e^{\log_e k}=5k.

Step 6: Mean.

1625k=16255k=56256256262=56262=1565\frac{1}{625}\sum_{k=1}^{625}5k=\frac{5}{625}\cdot\frac{625\cdot626}{2}=\frac{5\cdot626}{2}=\boxed{1565}

Example 38 (JEE Main 2024, 9 Apr Shift 2). Let

0x1(y(t))2dt=0xy(t)dt,0x3, y0, y(0)=0.\int_0^{x}\sqrt{1-\left(y'(t)\right)^{2}}\,dt=\int_0^{x}y(t)\,dt,\qquad 0\le x\le 3,\ y\ge0,\ y(0)=0.

Find the value of y+y+1y''+y+1 at x=2x=2.

SHOW SOLUTION

Step 1: Differentiate both sides. Both integrals have xx only in the upper limit, so Newton–Leibnitz applies directly to each:

1(y(x))2=y(x).\sqrt{1-\left(y'(x)\right)^{2}}=y(x).

An integral equation has become an ordinary differential equation in one step.

Step 2: Square. Since y0y\ge0 the squaring is reversible:

1(y)2=y2  (y)2=1y2.1-\left(y'\right)^{2}=y^{2}\ \Longrightarrow\ \left(y'\right)^{2}=1-y^{2}.

Step 3: Separate. Taking the branch with y0y'\ge0 near the origin (forced by y(0)=0y(0)=0 and y0y\ge0),

dy1y2=dx  sin1y=x+C.\frac{dy}{\sqrt{1-y^{2}}}=dx\ \Longrightarrow\ \sin^{-1}y=x+C.

Step 4: Fix CC. y(0)=0y(0)=0 gives C=0C=0, so y=sinxy=\sin x.

Step 5: Assemble. y=sinxy''=-\sin x, so for every xx,

y+y+1=sinx+sinx+1=1.y''+y+1=-\sin x+\sin x+1=1.

The answer does not depend on x=2x=2 at all — the expression y+yy''+y is exactly the left side of the harmonic equation y+y=0y''+y=0 that sinx\sin x satisfies. Naming the point x=2x=2 is a decoy.

1\boxed{1}

The toolkit card

SituationMove
xx only in the limitsDifferentiate at once: f(h)hf(g)gf(h)h'-f(g)g'
xx inside as exte^{x-t} or xtx\cdot tFactor the xx-part out of the integral
xx inside as sin(xt)\sin(x-t), cos(xt)\cos(x-t)Expand the compound angle, then pull out
xx inside as f(tx/k)f(tx/k) with constant limitsSubstitute u=tx/ku=tx/k to move xx into the limit
Integrand has no elementary antiderivativeCertain sign that differentiation is intended
00\dfrac00 limit with an integral on topL'Hôpital, differentiating by Newton–Leibnitz
"How many local maxima"Sign chart, count ++\to- only
Even exponent in FF'No sign change, no extremum
Integral equationDifferentiate, then read the initial condition off the original
"Prove there is a root in (a,b)(a,b)"Integrate to build FF, then Rolle
The five mistakes that cost marks
  1. Applying the formula when xx is inside the integrand. Check every time. This is the single biggest source of wrong answers in this topic.
  2. Forgetting the f(g(x))g(x)-f(g(x))g'(x) term when the lower limit is also a function.
  3. Losing the chain-rule factor h(x)h'(x) — writing f(x2)f(x^2) instead of f(x2)2xf(x^2)\cdot 2x.
  4. Treating an even exponent as a sign change. (x4)6(x-4)^{6} gives a critical point, not an extremum.
  5. Solving the ODE but never using the original integral equation. The constant of integration comes from substituting the limit value, and without it the answer is a family, not a function.
Thirty-second self-test

Without writing anything, say what ddx\dfrac{d}{dx} gives for each:

0x2et2dt\displaystyle\int_0^{x^2}e^{-t^2}dt  ·  sinxcosxdt1+t2\displaystyle\int_{\sin x}^{\cos x}\frac{dt}{1+t^2}  ·  0x(xt)f(t)dt\displaystyle\int_0^{x}(x-t)f(t)\,dt

Answers: 2xex42xe^{-x^4};   sinx1+cos2xcosx1+sin2x\dfrac{-\sin x}{1+\cos^2x}-\dfrac{\cos x}{1+\sin^2x};   and the third is a trap — expand it as x0xf0xtf(t)dtx\displaystyle\int_0^x f - \int_0^x tf(t)\,dt first, which differentiates to 0xf(t)dt\displaystyle\int_0^{x}f(t)\,dt.

Where this appears in JEE

Across the ten 2026 shifts we analysed, Newton–Leibnitz carried questions labelled under six different chapter headings. If you have been treating it as a small corollary at the end of definite integration, that is the misjudgement this chapter exists to correct.

ShiftChapter it was filed underAnswer
22 Jan Shift 1Differential equations33
23 Jan Shift 1Application of derivatives15651565
23 Jan Shift 2Definite integration1616
24 Jan Shift 1Parabola6464
28 Jan Shift 2Maxima and minima99
4 Apr Shift 2Differential equations55
5 Apr Shift 2Functions1+ee1+e^{e}
6 Apr Shift 2Matrices and determinants6868
6 Apr Shift 2Functional equations15/3215/32

And in earlier papers, the same formula under yet more headings:

PaperWhat it looked likeAnswer
JEE Advanced 2014Product of 21 factors, sign chart5757
JEE Advanced 2014(x1)48(x-1)^{48}, one even exponent66
JEE Main 29 Jan 2024Slope of a line, then a 0/00/0 limit1212
JEE Main 31 Jan 2024Five-factor sign chart2727
JEE Main 31 Jan 2024Binomial sum, limit, common root1:1:41:1:4
JEE Main 1 Feb 2024Chain rule on F(x2)F(x^{2})219219
JEE Main 9 Apr 2024Moving lower limit9π2/89\pi^{2}/8
JEE Main 9 Apr 20241(y)2\sqrt{1-(y')^{2}} integral equation11
JEE Advanced 2025Two series conditions at once12/512/5
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