JEE Main 2019 · Mathematics · Indefinite and Definite Integrals · medium
Let In=∫0^π/2sin ^n x dx. Then 10 I10 I9 equals
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Let In=∫0π/2sinnxdx. Then 10I10I9 equals
A.π
B.2π
C.4π
D.209π
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Answer:(B) 2π
Integration by parts gives the reduction formula In=nn−1In−2, so nIn=(n−1)In−2. Multiply both sides by In−1: nInIn−1=(n−1)In−1In−2. Thus the quantity Pn=nInIn−1 does not depend on n; it is constant. Evaluate at n=1: P1=1⋅I1⋅I0=1⋅1⋅2π=2π. Hence 10I10I9=2π. Direct check: I10=25663π and I9=315128, whose product times 10 is 2π. Both factors are positive, so the product is positive, as expected. This recurrence-based product trick is a standard shortcut for Wallis-type integrals and avoids computing either integral separately, which would take many repeated reductions.