Definite-Integration Question 539

Question: $ \int_{,0}^{,1}{\frac{d}{dx}

[ {{\sin }^{-1}}( \frac{2x}{1+x^{2}} ) ],dx} $ is equal to [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

Options:

A) 0

B) $ \pi $

C) $ \pi /2 $

D) $ \pi /4 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ I=[ {{\sin }^{-1}}( \frac{2x}{1+x^{2}} ) ]_0^{1}={{\sin }^{-1}}(1)-{{\sin }^{-1}}(0) $ $ =\frac{\pi }{2} $ .