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IIT-JEE 2012 · Paper 1, Mathematics question 48

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

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Answer and worked solution

Official answer: C

Substitute t=sec⁡x+tan⁡xt=\sec x+\tan x. Then dt=sec⁡x (sec⁡x+tan⁡x) dx=tsec⁡x dxdt=\sec x\,(\sec x+\tan x)\,dx=t\sec x\,dx, and since sec⁡x−tan⁡x=1t\sec x-\tan x=\frac1t, sec⁡x=12(t+1t)\sec x=\frac12\left(t+\frac1t\right).

Rewrite.
sec⁡2x dx=sec⁡x⋅dtt=12(1+1t2)dt.\sec^2x\,dx=\sec x\cdot\frac{dt}t=\frac12\left(1+\frac1{t^2}\right)dt.

Integrate.
12∫(t−9/2+t−13/2)dt=−17t−7/2−111t−11/2+K=−1t11/2{111+17t2}+K.\frac12\int\left(t^{-9/2}+t^{-13/2}\right)dt=-\frac17t^{-7/2}-\frac1{11}t^{-11/2}+K=-\frac1{t^{11/2}}\left\{\frac1{11}+\frac17t^2\right\}+K.

(C)