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∫01tan−1(2x−11+x−x2)dx\int_0^1 tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2x-1}{1+x-x^2}\right)dx is equal to

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Looking at the expression inside: 2x−11+x−x2\frac{2x-1}{1+x-x^2}

The formula for tan⁡(A−B)\tan(A - B) is:

tan⁡(A−B)=tan⁡A−tan⁡B1+tan⁡Atan⁡B\tan(A - B) = \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{1 + \tan A \tan B}


Let tan⁡A=x\tan A = x and tan⁡B=1−x\tan B = 1-x

The numerator becomes:

tan⁡A−tan⁡B=x−(1−x)\tan A - \tan B = x - (1-x)

=x−1+x= x - 1 + x

=2x−1= 2x - 1

The denominator becomes:

1+tan⁡Atan⁡B=1+x(1−x)1 + \tan A \tan B = 1 + x(1-x)

=1+x−x2= 1 + x - x^2


Since 2x−11+x−x2=tan⁡A−tan⁡B1+tan⁡Atan⁡B\frac{2x-1}{1+x-x^2} = \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{1 + \tan A \tan B}:

tan⁡−1(2x−11+x−x2)=tan⁡−1(x)−tan⁡−1(1−x)\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2x-1}{1+x-x^2}\right) = \tan^{-1}(x) - \tan^{-1}(1-x)


The integral becomes:

∫01[tan⁡−1(x)−tan⁡−1(1−x)]dx\int_0^1 [\tan^{-1}(x) - \tan^{-1}(1-x)]dx

=∫01tan⁡−1(x)dx−∫01tan⁡−1(1−x)dx= \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(x)dx - \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(1-x)dx


For ∫01tan⁡−1(1−x)dx\int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(1-x)dx, let u=1−xu = 1-x

Then du=−dxdu = -dx

When x=0x = 0: u=1u = 1

When x=1x = 1: u=0u = 0

∫01tan⁡−1(1−x)dx=−∫10tan⁡−1(u)du\int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(1-x)dx = -\int_1^0 \tan^{-1}(u)du

=∫01tan⁡−1(u)du= \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(u)du


∫01tan⁡−1(x)dx−∫01tan⁡−1(1−x)dx=∫01tan⁡−1(x)dx−∫01tan⁡−1(x)dx\int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(x)dx - \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(1-x)dx = \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(x)dx - \int_0^1 \tan^{-1}(x)dx

=0= 0

Therefore, the value of the integral is 00.

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