Q.Evaluate: $\int \dfrac{x^2}{1-x^4}\,dx$ (put $x^2=t$)

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1. KEAM 2024Set eng-2024-06094 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int \dfrac{dx}{x^2 (x^4 + 1)^{3/4}} =$ (A) $-(x^4 + 1)^{1/4} + C$ (B) $(x^4 + 1)^{1/4} + C$ (C) $-\left(\dfrac{x^4 + 1}{x^4}\right)^{1/4} + C$ (D) $\left(\dfrac{x^4 + 1}{x^4}\right) + C$ (E) $\left(\dfrac{x^4 + 1}{x^4}\right)^{3/4} + C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Factor $x^4$ out of the radical; with $u=1+x^{-4}$, $du=-4x^{-5}dx$, the integral becomes $-u^{1/4}=-\left(\frac{x^4+1}{x^4}\right)^{1/4}+C$.

   Write $(x^4+1)^{3/4}=x^3(1+x^{-4})^{3/4}$, so

   $\int\frac{dx}{x^2(x^4+1)^{3/4}}=\int\frac{dx}{x^5(1+x^{-4})^{3/4}}.$ …

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2. KEAM 2024Set eng-2024-06054 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int \frac{\tan^5 x \; \sec^2 x}{\tan^{12} x + 1}\,dx$ is equal to (A) $\frac{1}{6}\tan^{-1}\left[\tan^6 x\right] + C$ (B) $\frac{1}{2}\tan^{-1}\left[\tan^6 x\right] + C$ (C) $\frac{1}{4}\tan^{-1}\left[\tan^4 x\right] + C$ (D) $\frac{1}{3}\tan^{-1}\left[\tan^3 x\right] + C$ (E) $\frac{1}{7}\tan^{-1}\left[\tan^7 x\right] + C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Substitute $u=\tan^6 x$; the integral reduces to $\tfrac16\int \frac{du}{u^2+1} = \tfrac16\tan^{-1}(\tan^6 x)+C$.

   Let $u = \tan^6 x$. Then $du = 6\tan^5 x \sec^2 x\,dx$, so $\tan^5 x\sec^2 x\,dx = \tfrac{du}{6}$.

   Also $\tan^{12}x = (\tan^6 x)^2 = u^2$. …

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3. KEAM 2025Set eng-2025-04264 marksMCQ
   Q.$\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{1}{1+\sin x}\, dx =$ (A) $2$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{4}$ (D) $1$ (E) $0$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Rationalise the denominator, integrate $\sec^2x-\sec x\tan x$.

   Multiply numerator and denominator by $1-\sin x$:

   $\frac{1}{1+\sin x}=\frac{1-\sin x}{1-\sin^2x}=\frac{1-\sin x}{\cos^2x}=\sec^2x-\sec x\tan x.$ …

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4. KEAM 2024Set eng-2024-06064 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int_{0}^{\pi/4}\left(\tan^{3} x+\tan^{5} x\right)dx =$ (A) $\frac{5}{12}$ (B) $\frac{1}{3}$ (C) $\frac{1}{4}$ (D) $\frac{1}{6}$ (E) $\frac{1}{12}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Factor out $\tan^3x\sec^2x$ and substitute $u=\tan x$ to get $\frac{1}{4}$.

   $\tan^3x+\tan^5x=\tan^3x(1+\tan^2x)=\tan^3x\sec^2x$.

   Let $u=\tan x$, $du=\sec^2x\,dx$. Limits: $x=0\to u=0$, $x=\frac{\pi}{4}\to u=1$. …

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5. KEAM 2026Set eng-2026-04194 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int \left(\frac{\sin t + \cos t}{13 + 36\sin 2t}\right) dt$ is equal to (A) $\frac{1}{84}\log\left|\frac{7 + 6(\sin t - \cos t)}{7 - 6(\sin t - \cos t)}\right| + C$ (B) $\frac{1}{81}\log\left|\frac{7 + 6(\sin t - \cos t)}{7 - 6(\sin t - \cos t)}\right| + C$ (C) $\frac{1}{84}\log\left|\frac{7 - 6(\sin t - \cos t)}{7 + 6(\sin t - \cos t)}\right| + C$ (D) $\frac{1}{48}\log\left|\frac{7 + 6(\sin t - \cos t)}{7 - 6(\sin t - \cos t)}\right| + C$ (E) $\frac{1}{64}\log\left|\frac{7 + 6(\sin t - \cos t)}{7 - 6(\sin t - \cos t)}\right| + C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Let $u=\sin t-\cos t$; the numerator becomes $du$ and $13+36\sin 2t=49-36u^2$, giving a standard $\tfrac{du}{a^2-k^2u^2}$ integral.

   Set $u=\sin t-\cos t$. Then

   $du=(\cos t+\sin t)\,dt,$

   which is exactly the numerator, and

   $u^2=1-2\sin t\cos t=1-\sin 2t\;\Rightarrow\;\sin 2t=1-u^2.$

   So the denominator is

   $13+36\sin 2t=13+36(1-u^2)=49-36u^2.$

   Hence

   $\int\frac{du}{49-36u^2}=\int\frac{du}{7^2-(6u)^2}.$ …

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6. KEAM 2025Set eng-2025-04234 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int x^7 (x^8 + 1)^{-3/4}\, dx =$ (A) $\dfrac{1}{2}\left(1 + \dfrac{1}{x^8}\right)^{1/4} + C$ (B) $4\left(1 + \dfrac{1}{x^8}\right)^{1/4} + C$ (C) $(x^8 + 1)^{1/4} + C$ (D) $4(x^8 + 1)^{1/4} + C$ (E) $\dfrac{1}{2}(x^8 + 1)^{1/4} + C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Substituting u=x^8+1 gives (1/2)(x^8+1)^{1/4} + C.

   Concept and Intuition

   The presence of x^7 alongside x^8 signals the substitution u = x^8 + 1, whose differential absorbs x^7 dx.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Let u = x^8 + 1, then du = 8 x^7 dx, so x^7 dx = du/8.
   2. Integral = (1/8) integral of u^{-3/4} du.
   3. = (1/8) * u^{1/4}/(1/4) = (1/8)4u^{1/4} = (1/2)u^{1/4}. …

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7. KEAM 2026Set eng-2026-04194 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int \frac{\sin(\cot^{-1}x)}{1 + x^2} dx$ is equal to (A) $-\cos(\cot^{-1}x) + C$ (B) $\cos(\cot^{-1}x) + C$ (C) $\frac{\cos(\cot^{-1}x)}{1 + x^2} + C$ (D) $\frac{\cos(\cot^{-1}x)}{2} + C$ (E) $\frac{-\cos(\cot^{-1}x)}{1 + x^2} + C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Substitute $u=\cot^{-1}x$ so $du=-\tfrac{dx}{1+x^2}$.

   Let $u=\cot^{-1}x\Rightarrow du=-\dfrac{dx}{1+x^2}$, i.e. $\dfrac{dx}{1+x^2}=-du$. …

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8. KEAM 2024Set eng-2024-06064 marksMCQ
   Q.$\int\frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{4}+3x^{2}+1}\,dx =$ (A) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2}+1}{\sqrt{3}x}\right)+C$ (B) $\tan^{-1}(x^{2}-1)+C$ (C) $\tan^{-1}\left(x-\frac{1}{x}\right)+C$ (D) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2}+1}{\sqrt{5}x}\right)+C$ (E) $\tan^{-1}\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)+C$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The substitution $u=x+\frac{1}{x}$ turns it into $\int\frac{du}{u^2+1}=\tan^{-1}\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)+C$.

   Divide numerator and denominator by $x^2$:

   $\frac{x^2-1}{x^4+3x^2+1}=\frac{1-\frac{1}{x^2}}{x^2+3+\frac{1}{x^2}}$. …

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9. KEAM 2025Set eng-2025-04254 marksMCQ
   Q.The value of $\int_0^{\pi/3}\dfrac{\tan t}{\cos t}\,dt$ is equal to (A) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (B) $\dfrac{-1}{2}$ (C) $2$ (D) $-2$ (E) $1$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Write $\dfrac{\tan t}{\cos t}=\dfrac{\sin t}{\cos^{2}t}$; its antiderivative is $\sec t$.

   $\dfrac{\tan t}{\cos t}=\dfrac{\sin t}{\cos^{2}t}.$

   With $u=\cos t$, $du=-\sin t\,dt$, the antiderivative is $\dfrac{1}{\cos t}=\sec t$. Thus …

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10. KEAM 2025Set eng-2025-04254 marksMCQ
    Q.$\int\dfrac{\sec^2\left(\sqrt{2x+5}\right)}{\sqrt{2x+5}}\,dx=$ (A) $2\tan\left(\sqrt{2x+5}\right)+C$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{2}\tan\left(\sqrt{2x+5}\right)+C$ (C) $\tan\left(2x+5\right)+C$ (D) $\tan\left(\sqrt{2x+5}\right)+C$ (E) $2\tan\left(2x+5\right)+C$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    Substitute $u=\sqrt{2x+5}$; the differential cancels the $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2x+5}}$ factor.

    Let $u=\sqrt{2x+5}$. Then

    $du=\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt{2x+5}}\cdot 2\,dx=\dfrac{dx}{\sqrt{2x+5}}.$

    So the integral becomes …

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11. KEAM 2022Set eng-2022-P2-B14 marksMCQ
    Q.$\int \frac{e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}}}{t\sqrt{t}} \, dt =$ (A) $\frac{1}{2}e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}} + C$ (B) $\frac{-1}{2}e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}} + C$ (C) $2e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}} + C$ (D) $-2e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}} + C$ (E) $e^{\frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}} + C$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The integral equals $-2e^{1/\sqrt t}+C$.

    Concept and Intuition

    Recognize that the exponent's derivative appears (up to a constant) in the integrand, so a direct substitution works.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Let $u=\frac1{\sqrt t}=t^{-1/2}$.
    2. $du=-\frac12 t^{-3/2}\,dt=-\frac12\cdot\frac{1}{t\sqrt t}\,dt$, so $\frac{dt}{t\sqrt t}=-2\,du$.
    3. $\int \frac{e^{1/\sqrt t}}{t\sqrt t}\,dt=\int e^{u}(-2)\,du=-2e^{u}+C$. …

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12. KEAM 2024Set eng-2024-06054 marksMCQ
    Q.$\int \frac{\sec x}{(\sec x + \tan x)^2}\,dx =$ (A) $\frac{2}{5(\sec x + \tan x)^4} + C$ (B) $\frac{-1}{2(\sec x + \tan x)^2} + C$ (C) $\frac{2}{3(\sec x + \tan x)^{3/2}} + C$ (D) $\frac{-2}{3(\sec x + \tan x)^3} + C$ (E) $(\sec x + \tan x)^2 + C$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The substitution $u=\sec x+\tan x$ turns it into $\int u^{-3}\,du$.

    Let $u=\sec x+\tan x$. Then $du=(\sec x\tan x+\sec^2 x)\,dx=\sec x(\tan x+\sec x)\,dx=\sec x\,u\,dx$, so $\sec x\,dx=\dfrac{du}{u}$. Hence …

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