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SSC Pure Mathematics QUESTION #11160
Question 1
$\displaystyle\int_0^{3\pi} |\cos x|\,dx =$
  • $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$✔️
  • $-\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  • $\infty$
  • $2 - \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
Correct Answer Explanation
$|\cos x|$ has period $\pi$ and $\int_0^\pi |\cos x|\,dx = 2$. Over $[0, 3\pi]$, there are exactly 3 complete periods, so $\int_0^{3\pi}|\cos x|\,dx = 3\times 2 = 6$. Per the answer key the answer corresponds to option (A); likely the answer is $6$ written as $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ through a different version. The correct value is $\mathbf{6}$.