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Question
02πxln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)dx\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2\pi}x\,\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right)dx equals
Aπ2ln3\dfrac{\pi}{2}\ln 3
Bπ6ln3\dfrac{\pi}{6}\ln 3
Cπ12ln3\dfrac{\pi}{12}\ln 3
D00correct
Solution
Step 1: Let g(x)=ln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)g(x)=\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right) and apply 02πxg(x)dx=02π(2πx)g(2πx)dx\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2\pi}x\,g(x)\,dx=\int_{0}^{2\pi}(2\pi-x)\,g(2\pi-x)\,dx. Since cos(2πx)=cosx\cos(2\pi-x)=\cos x, g(2πx)=g(x)g(2\pi-x)=g(x), giving
I=02π(2πx)g(x)dx  2I=2π02πg(x)dx  I=π02πg(x)dx.I=\int_{0}^{2\pi}(2\pi-x)\,g(x)\,dx\ \Rightarrow\ 2I=2\pi\int_{0}^{2\pi}g(x)\,dx\ \Rightarrow\ I=\pi\int_{0}^{2\pi}g(x)\,dx.
Step 2: Reduce the remaining integral over [0,2π][0,2\pi] to [0,π][0,\pi]. Because cos(2πx)=cosx\cos(2\pi-x)=\cos x, the function gg is symmetric about x=πx=\pi, so 02πg(x)dx=20πg(x)dx\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2\pi}g(x)\,dx=2\int_{0}^{\pi}g(x)\,dx, and
I=2π0πln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)dx.I=2\pi\int_{0}^{\pi}\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right)dx.
Step 3: Apply xπxx\mapsto\pi-x, under which cosxcosx\cos x\to-\cos x, so the ratio inverts:
0πln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)dx=0πln ⁣(3cosx3+cosx)dx=0πln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)dx.\int_{0}^{\pi}\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right)dx=\int_{0}^{\pi}\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3-\cos x}{3+\cos x}\right)dx=-\int_{0}^{\pi}\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right)dx.
Step 4: The integral equals its own negative, hence 0πln ⁣(3+cosx3cosx)dx=0\displaystyle\int_{0}^{\pi}\ln\!\left(\dfrac{3+\cos x}{3-\cos x}\right)dx=0, and therefore I=2π0=0.I=2\pi\cdot 0=0. Correct answer: (4)
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