Q113 / 160 · TS EAMCET 2007 · Mathematics

$\int \frac{\sin x+8 \cos x}{4 \sin x+6 \cos x} d x$ is equal to

  • Correct answer
    A
    $x+\frac{1}{2} \log (4 \sin x+6 \cos x)+c$
  • B
    $2 x+\log (2 \sin x+3 \cos x)+c$
  • C
    $x+2 \log (2 \sin x+3 \cos x)+c$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{2} \log (4 \sin x+6 \cos x)+c$

Solution

Let $I=\int \frac{\sin x+8 \cos x}{4 \sin x+6 \cos x} d x$ We can write $\sin x+8 \cos x=A(4 \sin x+6 \cos x)$ $+B \frac{d}{d x}(4 \sin x+6 \cos x)$ $\sin x+8 \cos x$ $=A(4 \sin x+6 \cos x)+B(4 \cos x-6 \sin x)$ On equating the coefficient of $\sin x$ and $\cos x$, we get $\begin{array}{ll}1=4 A-6 B, & 8=6 A+4 B \\ \Rightarrow & A=1, B=\frac{1}{2}\end{array}$ $\begin{aligned} \therefore I & =\int \frac{(4 \sin x+6 \cos x)+\frac{1}{2}(4 \cos x-6 \sin x)}{4 \sin x+6 \cos x} d x \\ & =\int\left(1+\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4 \cos x-6 \sin x}{4 \sin x+6 \cos x}\right) d x \\ & =x+\frac{1}{2} \log (4 \sin x+6 \cos x)+c\end{aligned}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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