12th Class Mathematics Sample Paper Mathematics Olympiad - Sample Paper-2

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    \[\int{\frac{\log (x+1)-\log x}{x(x+1)}}.dx\]is equal to:

    A)  \[-log\text{ }\left[ log\left( \frac{x+1}{x} \right) \right]+c\]                                 

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

    C)                     \[-{{\left\{ log\left( x+1 \right) \right\}}^{2}}-{{\left\{ log\left( x \right) \right\}}^{2}}+c\]             

    D)              \[-\frac{1}{2}.{{\left[ \log \frac{(x+1)}{x} \right]}^{2}}+c\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] \[\because I=\int{\frac{\log (1+x)-\log x}{x(1+x)}}.dx=\int{\frac{\log \left( \frac{x+1}{x} \right)}{x(1+x)}.dx}\]let log \[\Rightarrow \left( \frac{1+x}{x} \right)=z\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{1}{\frac{1+x}{x}}\times \frac{d}{dx}\left( \frac{1+x}{x} \right).dx=dz\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{x}{1+x}.\left\{ \frac{x(0+1)-(1+x).1}{{{x}^{2}}} \right\}.dx=dz\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{x}{1+x}\times \frac{-1}{{{x}^{2}}}.dx=dz\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{-dx}{x(1+x)}=dz\] Now, \[I=\int{z.dz}=-\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{z}+c=\frac{-1}{2}.{{\left\{ \log \left( \frac{1+x}{x} \right) \right\}}^{2}}+c\] Hence, option [d] is correct.


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