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Integral of eˣ(1+n·x^(n−1)−x^(2n))/((1−xⁿ)√(1−x^(2n))) | JEE

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Question
ex1+nxn1x2n(1xn)1x2ndx\displaystyle\int e^{x}\,\dfrac{1+n\,x^{n-1}-x^{2n}}{(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}}\,dx equals
Aex1xn1+xn+Ce^{x}\sqrt{\dfrac{1-x^{n}}{1+x^{n}}}+C
Bex1+xn1xn+Ce^{x}\sqrt{\dfrac{1+x^{n}}{1-x^{n}}}+Ccorrect
Cex1xn1+xn+C-e^{x}\sqrt{\dfrac{1-x^{n}}{1+x^{n}}}+C
Dex1+xn1xn+C-e^{x}\sqrt{\dfrac{1+x^{n}}{1-x^{n}}}+C
Solution
Step 1: Look for the ex(f+f)e^{x}(f+f') pattern. Take f(x)=1+xn1xnf(x)=\sqrt{\dfrac{1+x^{n}}{1-x^{n}}}. Step 2: Differentiate by logarithms. From lnf=12[ln(1+xn)ln(1xn)]\ln f=\dfrac{1}{2}\big[\ln(1+x^{n})-\ln(1-x^{n})\big],
ff=12[nxn11+xn+nxn11xn]=12nxn1[(1xn)+(1+xn)](1+xn)(1xn)=nxn11x2n\dfrac{f'}{f}=\dfrac{1}{2}\left[\dfrac{n x^{n-1}}{1+x^{n}}+\dfrac{n x^{n-1}}{1-x^{n}}\right]=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{n x^{n-1}\big[(1-x^{n})+(1+x^{n})\big]}{(1+x^{n})(1-x^{n})}=\dfrac{n x^{n-1}}{1-x^{2n}}
Step 3: Write ff and ff' over the common denominator (1xn)1x2n(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}. Since f=1+xn1x2n=1x2n(1xn)1x2nf=\dfrac{1+x^{n}}{\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}}=\dfrac{1-x^{2n}}{(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}} and f=fnxn11x2n=nxn1(1xn)1x2nf'=f\cdot\dfrac{n x^{n-1}}{1-x^{2n}}=\dfrac{n x^{n-1}}{(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}},
f+f=(1x2n)+nxn1(1xn)1x2n=1+nxn1x2n(1xn)1x2nf+f'=\dfrac{(1-x^{2n})+n x^{n-1}}{(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}}=\dfrac{1+n x^{n-1}-x^{2n}}{(1-x^{n})\sqrt{1-x^{2n}}}
exactly the integrand's bracket. Step 4: Apply ex(f+f)dx=exf\displaystyle\int e^{x}(f+f')\,dx=e^{x}f:
I=ex1+xn1xn+CI=e^{x}\sqrt{\dfrac{1+x^{n}}{1-x^{n}}}+C
Correct answer: (2)
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