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The value of the integral ∫log⁡e2log⁡e3e2x−1e2x+1dx\int_{\log _{e} 2}^{\log _{e} 3} \frac{e^{2 x}-1}{e^{2 x}+1} d x is :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Simplify:

e2x−1e2x+1=e2x+1−2e2x+1=1−2e2x+1\dfrac{e^{2x}-1}{e^{2x}+1} = \dfrac{e^{2x}+1-2}{e^{2x}+1} = 1 - \dfrac{2}{e^{2x}+1}

So our integral becomes:

∫log⁡e2log⁡e3(1−2e2x+1)dx=∫log⁡e2log⁡e3dx−2∫log⁡e2log⁡e31e2x+1dx\int_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} \left(1 - \dfrac{2}{e^{2x}+1}\right) dx = \int_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} dx - 2\int_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} \dfrac{1}{e^{2x}+1} dx


The first part is straightforward:

∫log⁡e2log⁡e3dx=x∣log⁡e2log⁡e3=log⁡e3−log⁡e2=log⁡e32\int_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} dx = x\big|_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} = \log_e 3 - \log_e 2 = \log_e \dfrac{3}{2}


For the second part, we use substitution u=e2xu = e^{2x}, giving:

du=2e2xdxdu = 2e^{2x}dx and dx=du2udx = \dfrac{du}{2u}

When x=log⁡e2x = \log_e 2, u=e2log⁡e2=4u = e^{2\log_e 2} = 4

When x=log⁡e3x = \log_e 3, u=e2log⁡e3=9u = e^{2\log_e 3} = 9

The integral becomes:

∫491u+1⋅du2u=12∫491u(u+1)du\int_4^9 \dfrac{1}{u+1} \cdot \dfrac{du}{2u} = \dfrac{1}{2}\int_4^9 \dfrac{1}{u(u+1)} du


Using partial fractions:

1u(u+1)=1u−1u+1\dfrac{1}{u(u+1)} = \dfrac{1}{u} - \dfrac{1}{u+1}

Therefore:

12∫491u(u+1)du=12∫49(1u−1u+1)du\dfrac{1}{2}\int_4^9 \dfrac{1}{u(u+1)} du = \dfrac{1}{2}\int_4^9 \left(\dfrac{1}{u} - \dfrac{1}{u+1}\right) du

=12[ln⁡∣u∣−ln⁡∣u+1∣]49= \dfrac{1}{2}\left[\ln|u| - \ln|u+1|\right]_4^9

=12[ln⁡∣uu+1∣]49= \dfrac{1}{2}\left[\ln\left|\dfrac{u}{u+1}\right|\right]_4^9

=12[ln⁡∣910∣−ln⁡∣45∣]= \dfrac{1}{2}\left[\ln\left|\dfrac{9}{10}\right| - \ln\left|\dfrac{4}{5}\right|\right]

=12ln⁡∣9/104/5∣=12ln⁡∣9⋅510⋅4∣=12ln⁡∣4540∣=12ln⁡∣98∣= \dfrac{1}{2}\ln\left|\dfrac{9/10}{4/5}\right| = \dfrac{1}{2}\ln\left|\dfrac{9 \cdot 5}{10 \cdot 4}\right| = \dfrac{1}{2}\ln\left|\dfrac{45}{40}\right| = \dfrac{1}{2}\ln\left|\dfrac{9}{8}\right|


Combining the results:

∫log⁡e2log⁡e3e2x−1e2x+1dx=log⁡e32−ln⁡98\int_{\log_e 2}^{\log_e 3} \dfrac{e^{2x}-1}{e^{2x}+1} dx = \log_e \dfrac{3}{2} - \ln\dfrac{9}{8}

=ln⁡32−ln⁡98=ln⁡(3/29/8)=ln⁡(3⋅82⋅9)=ln⁡(2418)=ln⁡(43)= \ln\dfrac{3}{2} - \ln\dfrac{9}{8} = \ln\left(\dfrac{3/2}{9/8}\right) = \ln\left(\dfrac{3 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot 9}\right) = \ln\left(\dfrac{24}{18}\right) = \ln\left(\dfrac{4}{3}\right)

The value of the integral is ln⁡(43)=log⁡e4−log⁡e3\ln\left(\dfrac{4}{3}\right) = \log _{e} 4-\log _{e} 3

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