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JEE Advanced 2012 · Integrals

The integral ∫sec⁡2x(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)9/2 dx\int \frac{\sec^{2}x}{(\sec x+\tan x)^{9/2}}\,dx equals (for some arbitrary constant K)

Answer: C. −1(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)11/2{111+17(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)2}+K-\frac{1}{(\sec x+\tan x)^{11/2}}\left\{\frac{1}{11}+\frac{1}{7}(\sec x+\tan x)^{2}\right\}+K

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The integral ∫ sec²x/((sec x+tan x)^(9/2)) dx equals (for some arbitrary constant K) I=∫sec⁡2x(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)9/2 dxI = \displaystyle\int \frac{\sec^{2}x}{(\sec x + \tan x)^{9/2}}\,dx ddx(sec⁡x)=sec⁡xtan⁡x,ddx(tan⁡x)=sec⁡2x\dfrac{d}{dx}(\sec x) = \sec x \tan x, \qquad \dfrac{d}{dx}(\tan x) = \sec^{2}x Evaluate I and match one of the options (1)–(4)\text{Evaluate } I \text{ and match one of the options (1)–(4)} t=sec⁡x+tan⁡xt = \sec x + \tan x dtdx=sec⁡xtan⁡x+sec⁡2x=sec⁡x(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)=tsec⁡x\dfrac{dt}{dx} = \sec x\tan x + \sec^{2}x = \sec x(\sec x + \tan x) = t\sec x dt=tsec⁡x dx⇒sec⁡x dx=dttdt = t\sec x\,dx \Rightarrow \sec x\,dx = \dfrac{dt}{t} sec⁡x=12(t+1t)\sec x = \dfrac{1}{2}\left(t + \dfrac{1}{t}\right) sec⁡2x dx=sec⁡x (sec⁡x dx)=12(t+1t)dtt=12(1+1t2)dt\sec^{2}x\,dx = \sec x\,(\sec x\,dx) = \dfrac{1}{2}\left(t+\dfrac{1}{t}\right)\dfrac{dt}{t} = \dfrac{1}{2}\left(1 + \dfrac{1}{t^{2}}\right)dt I=12∫(t−9/2+t−13/2)dtI = \dfrac{1}{2}\int \left(t^{-9/2} + t^{-13/2}\right)dt I=12[−27t−7/2−211t−11/2]+KI = \dfrac{1}{2}\left[-\dfrac{2}{7}t^{-7/2} - \dfrac{2}{11}t^{-11/2}\right] + K =−17t−7/2−111t−11/2+K= -\dfrac{1}{7}t^{-7/2} - \dfrac{1}{11}t^{-11/2} + K I=−t−11/2(111+17t2)+K=−1t11/2{111+17t2}+KI = -t^{-11/2}\left(\dfrac{1}{11} + \dfrac{1}{7}t^{2}\right) + K = -\dfrac{1}{t^{11/2}}\left\{\dfrac{1}{11} + \dfrac{1}{7}t^{2}\right\} + K I=−1(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)11/2{111+17(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)2}+KI = -\dfrac{1}{(\sec x+\tan x)^{11/2}}\left\{\dfrac{1}{11} + \dfrac{1}{7}(\sec x+\tan x)^{2}\right\} + K I=−1(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)11/2{111+17(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)2}+K ⇒(3)I = -\dfrac{1}{(\sec x+\tan x)^{11/2}}\left\{\dfrac{1}{11} + \dfrac{1}{7}(\sec x+\tan x)^{2}\right\} + K \ \Rightarrow (3)

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