JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Indefinite Integrals Question Bank Fundamental Integration

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    \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{\sin x+\cos x}}=\] [BIT Ranchi 1990; RPET 1997; Karnataka CET 1999; Orissa JEE 2004]

    A)            \[\log \tan \left( \frac{\pi }{8}+\frac{x}{2} \right)+c\]

    B)            \[\log \tan \left( \frac{\pi }{8}-\frac{x}{2} \right)+c\]

    C)            \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\log \tan \left( \frac{\pi }{8}+\frac{x}{2} \right)+c\]

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{\sin x+\cos x}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{\sin x\cos \frac{\pi }{4}+\cos x\sin \frac{\pi }{4}}}\]            \[=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\int_{{}}^{{}}{\text{cosec }\left( x+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\,dx=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\log \tan \left( \frac{\pi }{8}+\frac{x}{2} \right)}+c.\]


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