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Q.Evaluate : ∫1x+1+x−1 dx\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+1}+\sqrt{x-1}}\,dx

Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC (DGE) Commerce Board 2024Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Rationalise the denominator to get 12(x+1−x−1)\tfrac12(\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}), then integrate term by term.

In the TN HSC Class-12 Business Maths indefinite-integral topic, rationalising a surd denominator is a standard first step.

Step 1 — rationalise. Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate x+1−x−1\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}:

1x+1+x−1⋅x+1−x−1x+1−x−1=x+1−x−1(x+1)−(x−1)=x+1−x−12.\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+1}+\sqrt{x-1}}\cdot\frac{\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}}{\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}}=\frac{\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}}{(x+1)-(x-1)}=\frac{\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}}{2}.

Step 2 — integrate.

∫dxx+1+x−1=12∫(x+1−x−1) dx.\int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x+1}+\sqrt{x-1}}=\frac12\int\big(\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}\big)\,dx. …

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