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Q.Evaluate: ∫1+cos⁡xx+sin⁡x dx\int \dfrac{1+\cos x}{x+\sin x}\,dx

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The integral simplifies by noticing the numerator is the derivative of the denominator. Using the substitution u=x+sin⁡xu = x + \sin x, the integral becomes ∫1u du=log⁡∣u∣+C\int \frac{1}{u}\,du = \log|u| + C. The final answer is log⁡∣x+sin⁡x∣+C\log|x + \sin x| + C.

The key insight here is pattern recognition: when you see an integral of the form ∫f′(x)f(x) dx\int \frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}\,dx, the answer is always log⁡∣f(x)∣+C\log|f(x)| + C. This is the natural logarithm rule in reverse — the derivative of log⁡∣f(x)∣\log|f(x)| is f′(x)f(x)\frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}.

Let’s check if our integrand fits that pattern. The denominator is x+sin⁡xx + \sin x. Its derivative is 1+cos⁡x1 + \cos x — which is exactly the numerator! That’s no coincidence; the problem was designed this way.

So we set u=x+sin⁡xu = x + \sin x. Then du=(1+cos⁡x) dxdu = (1 + \cos x)\,dx, and the integral transforms cleanly.

  1. Identify the substitution.

    Let u=x+sin⁡xu = x + \sin x. Then du=(1+cos⁡x) dxdu = (1 + \cos x)\,dx.

  2. Rewrite the integral in terms of uu.

    The original integral is ∫1+cos⁡xx+sin⁡x dx\int \frac{1 + \cos x}{x + \sin x}\,dx. Substituting, the numerator 1+cos⁡x1 + \cos x becomes du/dxdu/dx, and the denominator becomes uu:

∫1+cos⁡xx+sin⁡x dx=∫1u du.\int \frac{1 + \cos x}{x + \sin x}\,dx = \int \frac{1}{u}\,du.

  1. Integrate with respect to uu. The integral of 1u\frac{1}{u} is log⁡∣u∣+C\log|u| + C:

∫1u du=log⁡∣u∣+C.\int \frac{1}{u}\,du = \log|u| + C.

  1. Substitute back for xx. Replace uu with x+sin⁡xx + \sin x: …

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