JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Indefinite Integrals Question Bank Fundamental Integration

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    \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{\tan x}{\sec x+\tan x}\ dx=}\]

    A)            \[\sec x+\tan x-x+c\]

    B)            \[\sec x-\tan x+x+c\]

    C)            \[\sec x+\tan x+x+c\]

    D)            \[-\sec x-\tan x+x+c\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{\tan x}{(\sec x+\tan x)}\,dx}=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{\tan x(\sec x-\tan x)}{(\sec x+\tan x)(\sec x-\tan x)}\,dx}\]            Multiplying \[{{N}^{r}}\] and \[{D}'\] by \[(\sec x-\tan x),\] we get            \[=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{\tan x(\sec x-\tan x)}{({{\sec }^{2}}x-{{\tan }^{2}}x)}\,dx}=\int_{{}}^{{}}{(\sec x\tan x-{{\tan }^{2}}x)\,dx}\]            \[=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\sec x\tan x\,dx}-\int_{{}}^{{}}{({{\sec }^{2}}x-1)\,dx}\]            \[=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\sec x\tan x\,dx}-\int_{{}}^{{}}{{{\sec }^{2}}x\,dx}+\int_{{}}^{{}}{1\,dx}\]            \[=\sec x-\tan x+x+c\].            Trick : By inspection,            \[\frac{d}{dx}\left\{ \sec x+\tan x \right\}=\sec x\tan x+{{\sec }^{2}}x\]                                  \[=\sec x(\sec x+\tan x)=\frac{\sec x}{\sec x-\tan x}\]            \[\Rightarrow \frac{d}{dx}\left\{ \sec x-\tan x+x+c \right\}=\sec x\tan x-{{\sec }^{2}}x+1\]            \[=-\sec x(\sec x-\tan x)+1=\frac{-\sec x}{\sec x+\tan x}+1=\frac{\tan x}{\sec x+\tan x}\].


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