Definite Integration Question 495

Question: $ \int_0^{\pi /2}{\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{\tan x}}}dx= $

[RPET 1995; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

Options:

A) $ \frac{\pi }{2} $

B) $ \frac{\pi }{4} $

C) $ \frac{\pi }{6} $

D) 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \int_0^{\pi /2}{\frac{1}{1+\sqrt{\tan x}}dx=\int_0^{\pi /2}{\frac{\sqrt{\cos x}}{\sqrt{\cos x}+\sqrt{\sin x}}dx=\frac{\pi }{4}}} $ .