NDA 2016
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2016
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Indefinite Integration
NDA 2016 · Mathematics · Indefinite Integration
What is ∫ x^4-1 x^2 x^4+x^2+1 d x equal to?
What is equal to?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
Take option (1)
\begin{aligned}
I_2 & =\sqrt{x^4+2-\frac{1}{x^2}}+C \\
\frac{d I_2}{d x} & =\frac{1}{2}\left[x^4+2-x^{-2}\right]^{-1 / 2}\left[4 x^3+0+2 x^{-3}\right] \\
& =\frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{4 x^3+\frac{2}{x^3}}{\sqrt{x^4+2-\frac{1}{x^2}}}\right]=\frac{2 x^6+1}{\frac{x^3}{x} \sqrt{x^6+2 x^2-1}} \\
\frac{d I_2}{d x} & =\frac{2 x^6+1}{x^2 \sqrt{x^6+2 x-1}}
\end{aligned}\begin{aligned}
& I_3=\sqrt{x^2+x^{-2}+1}+C \\
& \frac{d I_3}{d x}=\frac{1}{2}\left[x^2+x^{-2}+1\right]^{-1 / 2}\left[2 x-2 x^{-3}+0\right] \\
& =\frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{2 x-\frac{2}{x^3}}{\sqrt{x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}+1}}\right]=\frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{2\left(x^4-1\right)}{x^3 \sqrt{\frac{x^4+1+x^2}{x^2}}}\right] \\
& \frac{d I_3}{d x}=\frac{x^4-1}{x^2 \sqrt{x^4+x^2+1}}
\end{aligned}$ Option (3) is correct answer.