The value of $\int ^{\frac{\pi}{2}}_0\frac{(1+2\cos x)}{({2+\cos x)}^2}dx$ lies in the interval
Solution
We need to evaluate
$ \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\pi/2} \frac{1 + 2\cos x}{(2 + \cos x)^2}\, dx $.
Let $ t = 2 + \cos x $.
Then
$ dt = -\sin x\, dx $.
But the integral has no $\sin x$, so rewrite numerator:
$ 1 + 2\cos x = (2 + \cos x) - 1 = t - 1 $.
Now express $ dx $ using
$ \sin^2 x = 1 - \cos^2 x $,
but the standard trick is to differentiate:
$ \dfrac{d}{dx}\left(\dfrac{1}{2+\cos x}\right)
= -\dfrac{-\sin x}{(2+\cos x)^2}
= \dfrac{\sin x}{(2+\cos x)^2}. $
We
use complementary substitution:
Let $ x = \frac{\pi}{2} - y $.
Then $\cos x = \sin y$ and $\sin x = \cos y$.
Integral becomes:
$ I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2} \frac{1 + 2\sin y}{(2 + \sin y)^2}\, dy. $
Average the two forms:
$ I = \frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}
\left[
\frac{1 + 2\cos x}{(2 + \cos x)^2} +
\frac{1 + 2\sin x}{(2 + \sin x)^2}
\right] dx. $
Now observe identity:
$ \frac{1 + 2\cos x}{(2 + \cos x)^2}
+ \frac{1 + 2\sin x}{(2 + \sin x)^2}
= \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{\sin x - \cos x}{(2+\cos x)(2+\sin x)}\right). $
Thus integral becomes a telescoping form and evaluates to:
$ I = \left[ \frac{\sin x - \cos x}{(2+\cos x)(2+\sin x)} \right]_{0}^{\pi/2}. $
Now compute:
At $ x = \frac{\pi}{2}$:
$ \sin x = 1,\;\cos x = 0 $
Expression =
$ \dfrac{1 - 0}{(2+0)(2+1)} = \dfrac{1}{6}. $
At $ x = 0$:
$ \sin 0 = 0,\;\cos 0 = 1 $
Expression =
$ \dfrac{0 - 1}{(2+1)(2+0)} = -\dfrac{1}{6}. $
Therefore:
$ I = \dfrac{1}{6} - (-\dfrac{1}{6}) = \dfrac{2}{6} = \dfrac{1}{3}. $
Final Answer: $\dfrac{1}{3} $