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If 2f(x)+f(1x)=x2+12f(x) + f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = x^2 + 1, then ∫f(x)dx\int f(x) dx is: (Here C is an arbitrary constant)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Given: 2f(x)+f(1x)=x2+12f(x) + f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = x^2 + 1 ... (Equation 1)

Replace xx with 1x\frac{1}{x} in the original equation:

2f(1x)+f(11x)=(1x)2+12f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) + f\left(\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}}\right) = \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)^2 + 1

2f(1x)+f(x)=1x2+12f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) + f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2} + 1 ... (Equation 2)


From the two equations:

Equation 1: 2f(x)+f(1x)=x2+12f(x) + f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = x^2 + 1

Equation 2: f(x)+2f(1x)=1x2+1f(x) + 2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = \frac{1}{x^2} + 1

Multiply Equation 1 by 2:

4f(x)+2f(1x)=2x2+24f(x) + 2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = 2x^2 + 2

Subtract Equation 2:

4f(x)+2f(1x)−f(x)−2f(1x)=2x2+2−1x2−14f(x) + 2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) - f(x) - 2f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = 2x^2 + 2 - \frac{1}{x^2} - 1

3f(x)=2x2+1−1x23f(x) = 2x^2 + 1 - \frac{1}{x^2}

f(x)=13(2x2−1x2+1)f(x) = \frac{1}{3}\left(2x^2 - \frac{1}{x^2} + 1\right)


∫f(x)dx=∫13(2x2−1x2+1)dx\int f(x) dx = \int \frac{1}{3}\left(2x^2 - \frac{1}{x^2} + 1\right) dx

=13∫(2x2−1x2+1)dx= \frac{1}{3} \int \left(2x^2 - \frac{1}{x^2} + 1\right) dx

=13∫(2x2−x−2+1)dx= \frac{1}{3} \int \left(2x^2 - x^{-2} + 1\right) dx

=13(2x33−x−1−1+x)+C= \frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{2x^3}{3} - \frac{x^{-1}}{-1} + x\right) + C

=13(2x33+1x+x)+C= \frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{2x^3}{3} + \frac{1}{x} + x\right) + C

Therefore, ∫f(x)dx=13(2x33+1x+x)+C\int f(x) dx = \frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{2x^3}{3} + \frac{1}{x} + x\right) + C

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