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Q.Evaluate ∫ (1 + tan²x) / (tan²x + 6 tan x - 7) dx.

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Since 1+tan⁡2x=sec⁡2x1+\tan^2x=\sec^2x, the substitution t=tan⁡xt=\tan x turns this into a rational-function integral solvable by partial fractions.

Using the identity 1+tan⁡2x=sec⁡2x1+\tan^2x = \sec^2x, the integral becomes:

∫sec⁡2xtan⁡2x+6tan⁡x−7 dx\int \frac{\sec^2x}{\tan^2x+6\tan x-7}\,dx

Let t=tan⁡xt = \tan x, so dt=sec⁡2x dxdt = \sec^2x\,dx:

=∫dtt2+6t−7=∫dt(t+7)(t−1)= \int \frac{dt}{t^2+6t-7} = \int\frac{dt}{(t+7)(t-1)}

Partial fractions: 1(t+7)(t−1)=At−1+Bt+7\dfrac{1}{(t+7)(t-1)} = \dfrac{A}{t-1}+\dfrac{B}{t+7}.

1=A(t+7)+B(t−1)1 = A(t+7)+B(t-1). At t=1t=1: 1=8A  ⟹  A=181=8A \implies A=\frac18. At t=−7t=-7: 1=−8B  ⟹  B=−181=-8B \implies B=-\frac18.

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