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Q.∫ex1+ex dx\int \dfrac{e^x}{\sqrt{1 + e^x}}\, dx is :

(a) 21+ex+C2\sqrt{1 + e^x} + C
(b) ex1+ex+Ce^x \sqrt{1 + e^x} + C
(c) 1+ex+C\sqrt{1 + e^x} + C
(d) ex1+ex+C\dfrac{e^x}{\sqrt{1 + e^x}} + C
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Put u=1+exu = 1 + e^x; then du=ex dxdu = e^x\,dx matches the numerator exactly, giving ∫u−1/2 du=21+ex+C\int u^{-1/2}\,du = 2\sqrt{1+e^x} + C.

Step 1 — Substitution. Let u=1+exu = 1 + e^x. Then dudx=ex\dfrac{du}{dx} = e^x, i.e. du=ex dxdu = e^x\,dx.

Step 2 — Rewrite the integral.

∫ex1+ex dx=∫duu=∫u−1/2 du.\int \frac{e^x}{\sqrt{1 + e^x}}\,dx = \int \frac{du}{\sqrt{u}} = \int u^{-1/2}\,du.

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