Integration.. Trick that I saw just now!!

I was amazed by this solution... Never saw this trick.. I hope this helps some of you...

I =\int\frac{x^{2}}{(x\sin{x}+\cos{x})^{2}}dx

Before giving the complete solution... Let me give this hint so that some of you can apply your brains and get to the answer..

Observe: x\sin x+\cos x =\sqrt{1+x^{2}}\cos (x-\tan^{-1}x)

Now try to use this to findt the integral...

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RAY ·

i can sumwht see the solution...

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RAY ·

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RAY ·

pink posted already...:))...:P

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RAY ·

bhaiya meko integrations dikhne laga haii:)

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RAY ·

was a really unthinkable trick bhaiya./..

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UTTARA ·

SOLUTION : Put x - tan-1x = p

=>{ 1 - 1/(1+x2) }dx = dp

I = integ [ x2 / (1 +x2) cos2 (x - tan-1x) ]

= integ[ sec2p dp ]

= tan p

= (tan x - x)/ (1 + xtanx)

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msp ·

awesome substitution never thot like dat.

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RAY ·

uttara u knw wht mah solutions is exactly the same..u just got to expand the tan part to get ur answer!!!n i think we can do that substituion of 'p' mentally uttara..:)

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Lokesh Verma ·

Btw this is not my trick ;)

Solve today's QOD based on another problem using the same trick :)

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