There's a question, to prove that:
$$\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{x \cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx = 2\pi^{2}$$
I want to know where am I going wrong? Here's my approach:
Taking Left Hand Side
$$\int_0^{2\pi}\frac{x \cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx = \int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{x\cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx+\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{(2\pi-x)\cos(2\pi-x)}{1+\cos(2\pi-x)}dx$$
$$=\int_0^{\pi}\frac{x\cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx+\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{(2\pi-x)\cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx$$
$$=\int_0^\pi\frac{x\cos(x)+(2\pi-x)\cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx$$
$$=\int_0^\pi\frac{\cos(x)(x+2\pi-x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx$$
$$=2\pi\int_0^\pi\frac{\cos x}{1+\cos x}dx$$
$$=2\pi\int_0^\pi\frac{\cos x+1-1}{1+cos x} \, dx = 2\pi\int_0^\pi \bigg(1-\frac{1}{1+\cos x}\bigg)dx$$
$$=2\pi\bigg[x-\tan\frac{x}{2}\bigg]_0^\pi$$
Now if we evaluate this we'll get an undefined result, which is definitely $\neq 2\pi^2$. So, exactly where am I going wrong?
Please pardon me if I'm making the silliest mistake of all time, but please notify where am I wrong.
2026-05-15 02:56:28.1778813788
Definite Integral: Proving $\int_{0}^{2\pi}\frac{x \cos(x)}{1+\cos(x)}dx = 2\pi^{2}$
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This integral diverges. $1+\cos x = 1 - \cos(\pi -x) $, hence around $x=\pi$ the denominator behaves like $\frac 12(\pi-x)^2$, which gives us a non-integrable singularity.