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∫(cos⁡2x−cos⁡2αcos⁡x−cos⁡α)dx=\int \left(\frac{\cos 2x - \cos 2\alpha}{\cos x - \cos \alpha}\right) dx =

(Given that cc is an arbitrary constant)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Using the double angle formula cos⁡2θ=2cos⁡2θ−1\cos 2\theta = 2\cos^2\theta - 1:

cos⁡2x=2cos⁡2x−1\cos 2x = 2\cos^2 x - 1

cos⁡2α=2cos⁡2α−1\cos 2\alpha = 2\cos^2 \alpha - 1

The numerator becomes:

cos⁡2x−cos⁡2α=(2cos⁡2x−1)−(2cos⁡2α−1)\cos 2x - \cos 2\alpha = (2\cos^2 x - 1) - (2\cos^2 \alpha - 1)

=2cos⁡2x−2cos⁡2α= 2\cos^2 x - 2\cos^2 \alpha

=2(cos⁡2x−cos⁡2α)= 2(\cos^2 x - \cos^2 \alpha)


Using the difference of squares formula a2−b2=(a−b)(a+b)a^2 - b^2 = (a-b)(a+b):

cos⁡2x−cos⁡2α=(cos⁡x−cos⁡α)(cos⁡x+cos⁡α)\cos^2 x - \cos^2 \alpha = (\cos x - \cos \alpha)(\cos x + \cos \alpha)


The fraction becomes:

2(cos⁡x−cos⁡α)(cos⁡x+cos⁡α)cos⁡x−cos⁡α\frac{2(\cos x - \cos \alpha)(\cos x + \cos \alpha)}{\cos x - \cos \alpha}

Canceling the common term (cos⁡x−cos⁡α)(\cos x - \cos \alpha):

=2(cos⁡x+cos⁡α)= 2(\cos x + \cos \alpha)

=2cos⁡x+2cos⁡α= 2\cos x + 2\cos \alpha


The integral becomes:

∫(2cos⁡x+2cos⁡α) dx\int (2\cos x + 2\cos \alpha) \, dx

Since α\alpha is a constant:

∫2cos⁡x dx=2sin⁡x\int 2\cos x \, dx = 2\sin x

∫2cos⁡α dx=2xcos⁡α\int 2\cos\alpha \, dx = 2x\cos\alpha

Therefore:

∫(cos⁡2x−cos⁡2αcos⁡x−cos⁡α)dx=2sin⁡x+2xcos⁡α+c\int \left(\frac{\cos 2x - \cos 2\alpha}{\cos x - \cos \alpha}\right) dx = 2\sin x + 2x\cos\alpha + c

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