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JEE Advanced 2024 · Integrals

The value of the definite integral ∫0213x+3 dx\int_{0}^{2}\frac{1}{3^{x}+3}\,\mathrm{d}x is

Answer: B. 13\frac{1}{3}

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The value of the definite integral ∫₀²1/(3ˣ+3) dx is ∫0213x+3 dx\displaystyle\int_0^2 \dfrac{1}{3^{x}+3}\,\mathrm{d}x To find: the value of the integral\text{To find: the value of the integral} (1) 12(2) 13(3) log⁡e33(4) log⁡e32(1)\ \dfrac{1}{2} \quad (2)\ \dfrac{1}{3} \quad (3)\ \dfrac{\log_e 3}{3} \quad (4)\ \dfrac{\log_e 3}{2} ∫0af(x) dx=∫0af(a−x) dx,a=2\int_0^{a} f(x)\,dx=\int_0^{a} f(a-x)\,dx,\quad a=2 f(x)=13x+3f(x)=\dfrac{1}{3^{x}+3} f(2−x)=132−x+3=193x+3f(2-x)=\dfrac{1}{3^{2-x}+3}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{9}{3^{x}}+3} f(2−x)=3x9+3⋅3x=3x3(3x+3)f(2-x)=\dfrac{3^{x}}{9+3\cdot 3^{x}}=\dfrac{3^{x}}{3(3^{x}+3)} f(x)+f(2−x)=13x+3+3x3(3x+3)=3+3x3(3x+3)=13f(x)+f(2-x)=\dfrac{1}{3^{x}+3}+\dfrac{3^{x}}{3(3^{x}+3)}=\dfrac{3+3^{x}}{3(3^{x}+3)}=\dfrac{1}{3} 2I=∫02(f(x)+f(2−x)) dx=∫0213 dx2I=\int_0^2\big(f(x)+f(2-x)\big)\,dx=\int_0^2\dfrac{1}{3}\,dx 2I=13×2=23⇒I=132I=\dfrac{1}{3}\times 2=\dfrac{2}{3} \Rightarrow I=\dfrac{1}{3} ∫02dx3x+3=[13ln⁡3ln⁡3x3x+3]02\int_0^2\dfrac{dx}{3^{x}+3}=\left[\dfrac{1}{3\ln 3}\ln\dfrac{3^{x}}{3^{x}+3}\right]_0^2 =13ln⁡3(ln⁡34−ln⁡14)=ln⁡33ln⁡3=13=\dfrac{1}{3\ln 3}\left(\ln\dfrac{3}{4}-\ln\dfrac{1}{4}\right)=\dfrac{\ln 3}{3\ln 3}=\dfrac{1}{3} 13 ⇒ option (2)\dfrac{1}{3}\ \Rightarrow\ \text{option }(2) 13\boxed{\dfrac{1}{3}}

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