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Q.Choose the correct option: ∫1cos⁡x−cos⁡2xdx=\int \frac{1}{\cos x-\cos^2 x}dx =
(A) log⁡(csc⁡x−cot⁡x)+tan⁡x2+c\log(\csc x-\cot x)+\tan\frac{x}{2}+c (B) sin⁡2x−cos⁡x+c\sin 2x-\cos x+c (C) log⁡(sec⁡x+tan⁡x)−cot⁡x2+c\log(\sec x+\tan x)-\cot\frac{x}{2}+c (D) cos⁡2x−sin⁡x+c\cos 2x-\sin x+c

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Write 1cos⁡x−cos⁡2x=1cos⁡x(1−cos⁡x)\frac{1}{\cos x-\cos^2x}=\frac{1}{\cos x(1-\cos x)}. Multiply numerator and denominator by (1+cos⁡x)(1+\cos x): 1+cos⁡xcos⁡x(1−cos⁡2x)=1+cos⁡xcos⁡xsin⁡2x=1cos⁡xsin⁡2x+csc⁡2x\frac{1+\cos x}{\cos x(1-\cos^2x)}=\frac{1+\cos x}{\cos x\sin^2x}=\frac{1}{\cos x\sin^2x}+\csc^2x. Now 1cos⁡xsin⁡2x=sin⁡2x+cos⁡2xcos⁡xsin⁡2x=sec⁡x+cos⁡xsin⁡2x\frac{1}{\cos x\sin^2x}=\frac{\sin^2x+\cos^2x}{\cos x\sin^2x}=\sec x+\frac{\cos x}{\sin^2x}. So the full integrand is sec⁡x+cos⁡xsin⁡2x+csc⁡2x\sec x+\frac{\cos x}{\sin^2x}+\csc^2x. Integrating term by term: ∫sec⁡x dx=log⁡∣sec⁡x+tan⁡x∣\int\sec x\,dx=\log|\sec x+\tan x|; ∫cos⁡xsin⁡2xdx=−csc⁡x\int\frac{\cos x}{\sin^2x}dx=-\csc x (sub u=sin⁡xu=\sin x); $\int\csc^2x,dx=- …

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