JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Indefinite Integrals Question Bank Integration by Parts

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    The value of \[\int{\frac{\log x}{{{(x+1)}^{2}}}dx}\] is      [UPSEAT 1999]

    A)                 \[\frac{-\log x}{x+1}+\log x-\log \,(x+1)\]

    B)                 \[\frac{\log x}{\left( x+1 \right)}+\log x-\log \,(x+1)\]

    C)                 \[\frac{\log x}{x+1}-\log x-\log \,(x+1)\]               

    D)                 \[\frac{-\log x}{x+1}-\log x-\log \,(x+1)\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[\int{\frac{\log x}{{{(x+1)}^{2}}}dx=\int{\log x\,{{(x+1)}^{-2}}}}dx\]                 \[=\log x.\left\{ -{{(x+1)}^{-1}} \right\}\]\[-\int{\frac{1}{x}.\{-{{(x+1)}^{-1}}\}dx}\]                 \[=\frac{-\log x}{(x+1)}+\int{\frac{1}{x(x+1)}dx}\]\[=\frac{-\log x}{(x+1)}+\int{\left[ \frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{x+1} \right]dx}\]                 \[=\frac{-\log x}{x+1}+\log x-\log (x+1)\].


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