Definite Integration Question 212

Question: $ \int _{-1}^{1}{\log \frac{2-x}{2+x}dx}= $

[Roorkee 1986; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

Options:

A) 2

B) 1

C) $ -1 $

D) 0

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Let $ f(x)=\log ( \frac{2-x}{2+x} ) $

$ \Rightarrow f(-x)=\log {{( \frac{2-x}{2+x} )}^{-1}}=-\log ( \frac{2-x}{2+x} )=-f(x) $

$ \therefore $ $ \int _{-1}^{1}{\log ( \frac{2-x}{2+x} )dx=0} $ .