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

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    \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{5+4\cos x}=}\]                 [Roorkee 1983; RPET 1997]

    A)                 \[\frac{2}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{3}\tan x \right)+c\]

    B)                 \[\frac{1}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{3}\tan x \right)+c\]

    C)                 \[\frac{2}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{3}\tan \frac{x}{2} \right)+c\]

    D)                 \[\frac{1}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{3}\tan \frac{x}{2} \right)+c\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{5+4\cos x}}\]                                                \[=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{5+4\left[ \frac{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}{1+{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}} \right]}}=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{{{\sec }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}{9+{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}}\,dx\]                    Put \[\tan \frac{x}{2}=t,\] then it reduces to                    \[2\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dt}{{{3}^{2}}+{{t}^{2}}}=\frac{2}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left[ \frac{1}{3}\tan \frac{x}{2} \right]+c}\]                    Aliter : Apply direct formula                    i.e., \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{1}{a+b\cos x}\,dx}\], {a > b}                                                                 \[=\frac{2}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left[ \sqrt{\frac{a-b}{a+b}}\tan \frac{x}{2} \right]+c\]                 We get \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{dx}{5+4\cos x}}=\frac{2}{3}{{\tan }^{-1}}\left\{ \frac{1}{3}\tan \frac{x}{2} \right\}+c.\]


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