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QJEEM22Ma8046: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Ma8046 Solution: The integral , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer…

The integral ∫0117[1x]dx\int\limits_0^1 {{1 \over {{7^{\left[ {{1 \over x}} \right]}}}}dx} , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer function, is equal to

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 1+6log⁡e(67)1 + 6{\log _e}\left( {{6 \over 7}} \right)
  • B 1−6log⁡e(67)1 - 6{\log _e}\left( {{6 \over 7}} \right)
  • C log⁡e(76){\log _e}\left( {{7 \over 6}} \right)
  • D 1−7log⁡e(67)1 - 7{\log _e}\left( {{6 \over 7}} \right)

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

∫0117[1x]dx\int_0^1 {{1 \over {{7^{\left[ {{1 \over x}} \right]}}}}dx} , let 1x=t{1 \over x} = t

−1x2dx=dt{{ - 1} \over {{x^2}}}dx = dt

=∫∞11−t27[t]dt=∫1∞1t27[t]dt= \int_\infty ^1 {{1 \over { - {t^2}{7^{[t]}}}}dt = \int_1^\infty {{1 \over {{t^2}{7^{[t]}}}}dt} }

=∫1217t2dt+∫23172t2dt+  ....= \int_1^2 {{1 \over {7{t^2}}}dt + \int_2^3 {{1 \over {{7^2}{t^2}}}dt + \,\,....} }

=17[−1t]12+172[−1t]23+173[−1t]23+  ....= {1 \over 7}\left[ { - {1 \over t}} \right]_1^2 + {1 \over {{7^2}}}\left[ {{{ - 1} \over t}} \right]_2^3 + {1 \over {{7^3}}}\left[ { - {1 \over t}} \right]_2^3 + \,\,....

=∑n=1∞17n(1n−1n+1)= \sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {{1 \over {{7^n}}}\left( {{1 \over n} - {1 \over {n + 1}}} \right)}

=∑n=1∞(17)nn−7∑n=1∞(17)n+1n+1= \sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {{{{{\left( {{1 \over 7}} \right)}^n}} \over n} - 7\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {{{{{\left( {{1 \over 7}} \right)}^{n + 1}}} \over {n + 1}}} }

=−log⁡(1−17)+7log⁡(1−17)+1= - \log \left( {1 - {1 \over 7}} \right) + 7\log \left( {1 - {1 \over 7}} \right) + 1

=1+6log⁡67= 1 + 6\log {6 \over 7}

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