Integral Equality: The equality 0 ∫ 2a f(x)dx = 2 0 ∫ a f(x)dx holds when the function f(x) satisfies the condition f(2a - x) = f(x).
Zero Integral Equivalence: The equation 0 ∫ 2a f(x)dx = 0 is valid if the function f(x) follows the pattern f(2a - x) = -f(x).
Given the integral I = 0 ∫ 2π a - bcosθ sin^2θ dθ, we observe that f(2π - θ) = a - bcos(2π - θ) / (2sin(2π - θ)cos(2π - θ)) simplifies to a - bcosθ / (-2sinθcosθ) = -f(θ).
Hence, it's established that I = 0 ∫ 2π a - bcosθ sin^2θ dθ = 0.
The correct answer is option (D): 0
Definite integral is an operation on functions which approximates the sum of the values (of the function) weighted by the length (or measure) of the intervals for which the function takes that value.
Definite integrals - Important Formulae Handbook
A real valued function being evaluated (integrated) over the closed interval [a, b] is written as :
\(\int_{a}^{b}f(x)dx\)
Definite integrals have a lot of applications. Its main application is that it is used to find out the area under the curve of a function, as shown below: