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

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    Correct evaluation of \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{x}{(x-2)(x-1)}\ dx}\] is              [MP PET 1993]

    A)                 \[{{\log }_{e}}\frac{{{(x-2)}^{2}}}{(x-1)}+p\]

    B)                 \[{{\log }_{e}}\frac{(x-1)}{(x-2)}+p\]

    C)                 \[\frac{x-1}{x-2}+p\]

    D)                 \[2{{\log }_{e}}\left( \frac{x-2}{x-1} \right)+p\] (where p is an arbitrary constant)

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{x}{(x-2)(x-1)}\,dx}=-\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{1}{x-1}\,dx+\int_{{}}^{{}}{\frac{2}{x-2}\,dx}}\]                 \[=-{{\log }_{e}}(x-1)+2{{\log }_{e}}(x-2)+c={{\log }_{e}}\frac{{{(x-2)}^{2}}}{(x-1)}+p.\]


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