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Question:

$\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi} e^{x}\left(\frac{1-\sin x}{1-\cos x}\right) d x$

Solution:

$I=\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi} e^{x}\left(\frac{1-\sin x}{1-\cos x}\right) d x$

$=\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi} e^{x}\left(\frac{1-2 \sin \frac{x}{2} \cos \frac{x}{2}}{2 \sin ^{2} \frac{x}{2}}\right) d x$

$=\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi} e^{x}\left(\frac{\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \frac{x}{2}}{2}-\cot \frac{x}{2}\right) d x$

Let $f(x)=-\cot \frac{x}{2}$

$\Rightarrow f^{\prime}(x)=-\left(-\frac{1}{2} \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \frac{x}{2}\right)=\frac{1}{2} \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \frac{x}{2}$

$\therefore I=\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi} e^{x}\left(f(x)+f^{\prime}(x)\right] d x$

$=\left[e^{x} \cdot f(x) d x\right]_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi}$

$=-\left[e^{x} \cdot \cot \frac{x}{2}\right]_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\pi}$

$=-\left[e^{x} \times \cot \frac{\pi}{2}-e^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \times \cot \frac{\pi}{4}\right]$

$=-\left[e^{\pi} \times 0-e^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \times 1\right]$

$=e^{\frac{\pi}{2}}$

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