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Definite Integration: Let Greatest Integer Function Equals (JEE Main 2026)

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Question
Let 22(sinx+[xsinx])dx=2(3cos2)+β\displaystyle\int_{-2}^{2}\big(|\sin x|+[x\sin x]\big)dx=2(3-\cos2)+\beta, where [][\cdot] is the greatest integer function. Then βsin(β2)\beta\sin\left(\dfrac{\beta}{2}\right) equals
A11
B22correct
C44
D88
Solution
Step 1: The integrand is even, so
22(sinx+[xsinx])dx=202(sinx+[xsinx])dx=2(02sinxdx+02[xsinx]dx).\int_{-2}^{2}\big(|\sin x|+[x\sin x]\big)dx=2\int_0^2\big(|\sin x|+[x\sin x]\big)dx=2\left(\int_0^2\sin x\,dx+\int_0^2[x\sin x]\,dx\right).
Step 2: On [0,2][0,2], xsinxx\sin x ranges through [0,1][0,1]; let α\alpha be the root of xsinx=1x\sin x=1. Then [xsinx]=0[x\sin x]=0 on [0,α)[0,\alpha) and =1=1 on (α,2](\alpha,2]:
02[xsinx]dx=α21dx=2α.\int_0^2[x\sin x]\,dx=\int_\alpha^2 1\,dx=2-\alpha.
Step 3: So the integral =2([cosx]02+(2α))=2((1cos2)+2α)=2(3cos2)2α.=2\big([-\cos x]_0^2+(2-\alpha)\big)=2\big((1-\cos2)+2-\alpha\big)=2(3-\cos2)-2\alpha. Comparing with 2(3cos2)+β2(3-\cos2)+\beta gives β=2α\beta=-2\alpha, i.e. α=β2\alpha=-\dfrac{\beta}{2}. Step 4: Since αsinα=1\alpha\sin\alpha=1 and α=β2\alpha=-\dfrac{\beta}{2}:
β2sin(β2)=1  β2sinβ2=1  βsinβ2=2.-\frac{\beta}{2}\sin\left(-\frac{\beta}{2}\right)=1\ \Rightarrow\ \frac{\beta}{2}\sin\frac{\beta}{2}=1\ \Rightarrow\ \beta\sin\frac{\beta}{2}=2.
Correct answer: (2)
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