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Q.Evaluate: ∫ dx/√(sin³x sin(x+α)).

West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2025Subjective· 5mImportance★★★★★
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Factor out sin⁡4x\sin^4x from under the square root and substitute t=cot⁡xt=\cot x to reduce it to a standard form.

Expand sin⁡(x+α)=sin⁡xcos⁡α+cos⁡xsin⁡α\sin(x+\alpha)=\sin x\cos\alpha+\cos x\sin\alpha, and divide by sin⁡x\sin x:

sin⁡(x+α)sin⁡x=cos⁡α+sin⁡αcot⁡x\frac{\sin(x+\alpha)}{\sin x} = \cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\cot x

So sin⁡3xsin⁡(x+α)=sin⁡4x(cos⁡α+sin⁡αcot⁡x)\sin^3x\sin(x+\alpha) = \sin^4x\left(\cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\cot x\right), and:

sin⁡3xsin⁡(x+α)=sin⁡2xcos⁡α+sin⁡αcot⁡x\sqrt{\sin^3x\sin(x+\alpha)} = \sin^2x\sqrt{\cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\cot x}

So the integral becomes:

I=∫dxsin⁡2xcos⁡α+sin⁡αcot⁡xI = \int \frac{dx}{\sin^2x\sqrt{\cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\cot x}}

Substitute t=cot⁡xt=\cot x, so dt=−csc⁡2x dx=−dxsin⁡2xdt=-\csc^2x\,dx=-\dfrac{dx}{\sin^2x}:

I=∫−dtcos⁡α+sin⁡α t=−2sin⁡αcos⁡α+sin⁡α t+CI = \int \frac{-dt}{\sqrt{\cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\, t}} = -\frac{2}{\sin\alpha}\sqrt{\cos\alpha+\sin\alpha\, t} + C

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