Functions2 (Calculus)

Lim\; n\to \infty \; \frac{1}{n^{2}} \; \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\: \: \begin{bmatrix} k\int_{k}^{k+1}((x-k)(k+1-x))^{1/2} \end{bmatrix}

A) π/32
B) π/16
C) π/8
D) π/4

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kaymant ·

We have
(x-k)(k+1-x)=\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^2-\left(x-\dfrac{2k+1}{2}\right)^2
Hence,
\int_k^{k+1}\sqrt{(x-k)(k+1-x)}\ \mathrm dx=\int_k^{k+1}\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^2-\left(x-\dfrac{2k+1}{2}\right)^2}\ \mathrm dx
Apply the substitution
x-\dfrac{2k+1}{2}=\dfrac{1}{2}\sin\theta\quad\Rightarrow\ \mathrm dx=\dfrac{1}{2}\cos\theta \ \mathrm d\theta
Also when x=k, sinθ = -1, i.e. θ=-π/2 and when x=k+1, sinθ=1, i.e. θ=π/2. Hence the given integral is \int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}\dfrac{1}{4}\cos^2\theta \ \mathrm d\theta =\dfrac{\pi}{8}
Hence, the required limit becomes
\lim_{n\to\infty}\dfrac{1}{n^2}\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\dfrac{k\pi}{8}=\lim_{n\to\infty}\dfrac{1}{n^2} \dfrac{\pi}{8}\dfrac{n(n-1)}{2}=\dfrac{\pi}{16}

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