Evaluate : \(\int\frac{1}{x(x^6+1)}dx\)
Q.2 (A) (iii) Evaluate : \(\int\frac{1}{x(x^6+1)}dx\)
Q.2 (A) (iii) Evaluate : \(\int\frac{1}{x(x^6+1)}dx\)
Best answer
Answer: \(\frac{1}{6}\log\left|\frac{x^6}{x^6+1}\right|+c\)
\(I=\int\frac{x^5}{x^6(x^6+1)}dx\). Put \(x^6=t\), so \(6x^5dx=dt\).
\(I=\frac{1}{6}\int\frac{dt}{t(t+1)}=\frac{1}{6}\int\left(\frac{1}{t}-\frac{1}{t+1}\right)dt=\frac{1}{6}\left[\log|t|-\log|t+1|\right]+c\)
\(=\frac{1}{6}\log\left|\frac{t}{t+1}\right|+c=\frac{1}{6}\log\left|\frac{x^6}{x^6+1}\right|+c\)
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