Definite Integration Question 235

Question: $ \int _{-1}^{1}{x^{17}{{\cos }^{4}}x}dx= $

[MP PET 1990]

Options:

A) $ -2 $

B) $ -1 $

C) 0

D) 2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Let $ f(x)=x^{17}{{\cos }^{4}}x $

$ f(-x)={{(-x)}^{17}}{{{ \cos (-x) }}^{4}}=-f(x) $

Therefore, $ \int _{-1}^{1}{x^{17}{{\cos }^{4}}xdx=0} $ .