Jambmaths question:
Evaluate $\int_{0}^{\tfrac{\pi }{2}}{\sin 2xdx}$
Option A:
– ½
Option B:
1
Option C:
–1
Option D:
0
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & \int_{0}^{\tfrac{\pi }{2}}{\sin 2xdx}=\left[ -\tfrac{1}{2}\cos 2x \right]_{0}^{\tfrac{\pi }{2}}=-\tfrac{1}{2}\left[ \cos 2x \right]_{0}^{\tfrac{\pi }{2}} \\ & =-\tfrac{1}{2}\left[ \cos 2(\tfrac{\pi }{2})-\cos 2(0) \right] \\ & =-\tfrac{1}{2}\left[ \cos \pi -\cos 0 \right]=-\tfrac{1}{2}\left[ -1-1 \right]=1 \\\end{align}$
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