JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Indefinite Integrals Question Bank Integration of Rational Function by Using Partial Fractions

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    \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{x}{{{x}^{4}}-1}dx=}\]

    A)                 \[\frac{1}{4}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \right]+c\]

    B)                 \[\frac{1}{4}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{{{x}^{2}}-1} \right]+c\]

    C)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \right]+c\]

    D)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{{{x}^{2}}-1} \right]+c\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{x}{({{x}^{4}}-1)}\,dx=\frac{1}{2}\int_{{}}^{{}}{\left[ \frac{x}{{{x}^{2}}-1}-\frac{x}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \right]}\,dx}\]                        \[=\frac{1}{4}\log ({{x}^{2}}-1)-\frac{1}{4}\log ({{x}^{2}}+1)=\frac{1}{4}\log \left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \right)+c\].                    Aliter : Put \[t={{x}^{2}}\Rightarrow dt=2x\,dx,\] then                                 \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{x}{{{x}^{4}}-1}\,dx}=\frac{1}{2}\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dt}{{{t}^{2}}-1}=\frac{1}{2}.\frac{1}{2}\log \frac{t-1}{t+1}+c}\]                                         \[=\frac{1}{4}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \right]+c.\]


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