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Solve the following.
Evaluate: ∫₀^π (xtan x)/(sec x + tan x) dx
Evaluate:
$\int_0^\pi \frac{x\tan x}{\sec x + \tan x}\,dx$
Answer
Answer
$\frac{\tan x}{\sec x+\tan x} = \frac{\sin x}{1+\sin x}$.
Let $I = \int_0^\pi \frac{x\sin x}{1+\sin x}dx$. Using $\int_0^a f(x)dx = \int_0^a f(a-x)dx$:
$I = \int_0^\pi\frac{(\pi-x)\sin x}{1+\sin x}dx$
Adding: $2I = \pi\int_0^\pi\frac{\sin x}{1+\sin x}dx = \pi\int_0^\pi\left(1-\frac{1}{1+\sin x}\right)dx$
Since $1+\sin x = 2\sin^2\left(\frac\pi4+\frac x2\right)$: $\int_0^\pi\frac{dx}{1+\sin x} = \int_0^\pi\frac12\operatorname{cosec}^2\left(\frac\pi4+\frac x2\right)dx = \left[-\cot\left(\frac\pi4+\frac x2\right)\right]_0^\pi = 1+1 = 2$.
$2I = \pi(\pi-2)$
Hence $I = \frac{\pi(\pi-2)}{2}$.
Final answer: $\frac{\pi(\pi-2)}{2}$