Q.If , then
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →We rewrite the integral by completing the square in the numerator (splitting as ) and then substitute to get a simple power-rule integral. Comparing with the given form yields and , so option (D) is correct.
The problem gives us a definite structure for the antiderivative:
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We need to find and . The direct approach is to actually compute the integral and then match coefficients.
Why "completing the square" in the numerator?
The denominator is , which suggests that a substitution will simplify the square root. But the numerator is not a simple multiple of in that substitution — unless we rewrite it cleverly.
Notice:
If , then . So we need an factor. The numerator can be split as , and itself can be expressed in terms of : . This is the "completing the square" idea — not literally completing a square, but rewriting the integrand so that the substitution works cleanly.
Step-by-step computation
1. Rewrite the integrand
We have:
2. Substitute
Then , so .
Also .
The integral becomes:
3. Simplify the integrand
So the integral is:
4. Integrate using the power rule
Simplify: …
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