Integrals — Class 12 Maths Solution

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Question

$\int {\cfrac{{\cos 2x}}{{{{\left( {\sin x + \cos x} \right)}^2}}}} dx$ is equal to

  • (a) $\cfrac{{ - 1}}{{\sin x + \cos x}} + C$
  • (b) $\log \left| {\sin x + \cos x} \right| + C$
  • (c) $\log \left| {\sin x - \cos x} \right| + C$
  • (d) $\cfrac{1}{{{{\left( {\sin x + \cos x} \right)}^2}}} + C$
Step-by-step Solution

Option b is correct

Let $I = \int {\cfrac{{\cos 2x}}{{{{\left( {\sin x + \cos x} \right)}^2}}}} dx = \int {\cfrac{{{{\cos }^2}x - {{\sin }^2}x}}{{{{\left( {\cos x - \sin x} \right)}^2}}}d} x$

$= \int {\cfrac{{\cos x - \sin x}}{{\cos x + \sin x}}} dx$
$= \log |\left( {\cos x + \sin x} \right)| + C$

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