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JEE Advanced 2010 · Integrals

The value of lim⁡x→01x3∫0xtln⁡(1+t)t4+4 dt\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{1}{x^{3}} \int_{0}^{x} \frac{t \ln(1+t)}{t^{4}+4}\,dt is

Answer: B. 112\frac{1}{12}

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The value of lim_(x→ 0) 1/x³ ∫₀ˣ (t ln(1+t))/(t⁴+4) dt is lim⁡x→01x3∫0xtln⁡(1+t)t4+4 dt\lim_{x\to 0} \dfrac{1}{x^{3}} \int_{0}^{x} \dfrac{t\ln(1+t)}{t^{4}+4}\,dt To find: the limiting value\text{To find: the limiting value} Plan: 0/0 form⇒L’Hoˆpital\text{Plan: } 0/0 \text{ form} \Rightarrow \text{L'Hôpital} L=lim⁡x→0F′(x)3x2,F(x)=∫0xg(t) dtL = \lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{F'(x)}{3x^{2}},\quad F(x) = \int_{0}^{x} g(t)\,dt F(x)=∫0xtln⁡(1+t)t4+4 dt,L=lim⁡x→0F(x)x3F(x) = \int_{0}^{x} \dfrac{t\ln(1+t)}{t^{4}+4}\,dt,\qquad L = \lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{F(x)}{x^{3}} F(0)=0,x3→0⇒apply L’HoˆpitalF(0) = 0,\quad x^{3}\to 0 \Rightarrow \text{apply L'Hôpital} L=lim⁡x→0F′(x)3x2=lim⁡x→0g(x)3x2L = \lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{F'(x)}{3x^{2}} = \lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{g(x)}{3x^{2}} g(x)=xln⁡(1+x)x4+4g(x) = \dfrac{x\ln(1+x)}{x^{4}+4} L=lim⁡x→0ln⁡(1+x)3x (x4+4)L = \lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{\ln(1+x)}{3x\,(x^{4}+4)} L=lim⁡x→0[ln⁡(1+x)x⋅13(x4+4)]=1⋅13⋅4=112L = \lim_{x\to 0}\left[\dfrac{\ln(1+x)}{x}\cdot\dfrac{1}{3(x^{4}+4)}\right] = 1\cdot\dfrac{1}{3\cdot 4} = \dfrac{1}{12} g(t)≈t⋅t4=t24⇒∫0xg(t) dt≈x312g(t) \approx \dfrac{t\cdot t}{4} = \dfrac{t^{2}}{4} \Rightarrow \int_{0}^{x} g(t)\,dt \approx \dfrac{x^{3}}{12} ⇒L≈x3/12x3=112\Rightarrow L \approx \dfrac{x^{3}/12}{x^{3}} = \dfrac{1}{12} option (2)\boxed{\text{option (2)}}

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