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∫tan⁡−1x\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} dxdx equals to: (Here C is an arbitrary constant)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

The integral to find is ∫tan⁡−1x dx\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} \, dx

Using integration by parts with:

u=tan⁡−1xu = \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} and dv=dxdv = dx

Then v=xv = x

For dudu, using the chain rule:

du=11+(x)2⋅12x dxdu = \frac{1}{1+(\sqrt{x})^2} \cdot \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} \, dx

du=12x(1+x) dxdu = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}(1+x)} \, dx


Applying integration by parts:

∫tan⁡−1x dx=xtan⁡−1x−∫x⋅12x(1+x) dx\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} \, dx = x \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \int x \cdot \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}(1+x)} \, dx

=xtan⁡−1x−∫x2x(1+x) dx= x \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \int \frac{x}{2\sqrt{x}(1+x)} \, dx

=xtan⁡−1x−∫x2(1+x) dx= x \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{2(1+x)} \, dx


For ∫x2(1+x) dx\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{2(1+x)} \, dx, let t=xt = \sqrt{x}

Then x=t2x = t^2 and dx=2t dtdx = 2t \, dt

∫x2(1+x) dx=∫t2(1+t2)⋅2t dt\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{2(1+x)} \, dx = \int \frac{t}{2(1+t^2)} \cdot 2t \, dt

=∫t21+t2 dt= \int \frac{t^2}{1+t^2} \, dt


Rewriting the integrand:

t21+t2=(t2+1)−11+t2\frac{t^2}{1+t^2} = \frac{(t^2+1) - 1}{1+t^2}

=t2+11+t2−11+t2= \frac{t^2+1}{1+t^2} - \frac{1}{1+t^2}

=1−11+t2= 1 - \frac{1}{1+t^2}

Therefore:

∫t21+t2 dt=∫1 dt−∫11+t2 dt\int \frac{t^2}{1+t^2} \, dt = \int 1 \, dt - \int \frac{1}{1+t^2} \, dt

=t−tan⁡−1t+C= t - \tan^{-1}t + C

Substituting back t=xt = \sqrt{x}:

=x−tan⁡−1x= \sqrt{x} - \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x}


Combining all parts:

∫tan⁡−1x dx=xtan⁡−1x−(x−tan⁡−1x)+C\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} \, dx = x \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - (\sqrt{x} - \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x}) + C

=xtan⁡−1x−x+tan⁡−1x+C= x \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{x} + \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} + C

=(x+1)tan⁡−1x−x+C= (x+1)\tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{x} + C

Therefore, ∫tan⁡−1x dx=(x+1)tan⁡−1x−x+C\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} \, dx = (x+1)\tan^{-1}\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{x} + C

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