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Miscellaneous Exercise 4 · Q61

Q.Evaluate: ∫0π/2cos⁡x3cos⁡x+sin⁡x dx\int_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\cos x}{3\cos x+\sin x}\,dx

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Write cos⁡x=A(3cos⁡x+sin⁡x)+B(−3sin⁡x+cos⁡x)\cos x=A(3\cos x+\sin x)+B(-3\sin x+\cos x) where the second bracket is the derivative of 3cos⁡x+sin⁡x3\cos x+\sin x. Matching coefficients: 3A+B=13A+B=1, A−3B=0⇒A=3BA-3B=0\Rightarrow A=3B, giving B=110,A=310B=\tfrac1{10},A=\tfrac3{10}.

I=310∫dx+110∫−3sin⁡x+cos⁡x3cos⁡x+sin⁡x dx=310x+110ln⁡∣3cos⁡x+sin⁡x∣.I=\frac3{10}\int dx+\frac1{10}\int\frac{-3\sin x+\cos x}{3\cos x+\sin x}\,dx=\frac3{10}x+\frac1{10}\ln|3\cos x+\sin x|. …

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