For $x^2\neq n\pi+1,\ n\in\mathbb{N}$, the integral $\displaystyle\int x\sqrt{\dfrac{2\sin(x^2-1)-\sin2(x^2-1)}{2\sin(x^2-1)+\sin2(x^2-1)}}\,dx$ equals (where $c$ is constant of integration):
Let $u=x^2-1$, $du=2x\,dx$. The expression under $\sqrt{}$:
$\dfrac{2\sin u-\sin2u}{2\sin u+\sin2u}=\dfrac{2\sin u-2\sin u\cos u}{2\sin u+2\sin u\cos u}=\dfrac{1-\cos u}{1+\cos u}=\tan^2\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right)$
So integral $=\displaystyle\int\dfrac{1}{2}\left|\tan\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right)\right|du=\dfrac{1}{2}\int\tan\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right)du$
$=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot(-2)\ln\left|\cos\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right)\right|+c=\ln\left|\sec\!\left(\dfrac{x^2-1}{2}\right)\right|+c$
But wait — that's option D. However the factor of $x\,dx=du/2$ gives $\int x\cdot|\tan(u/2)|\cdot\frac{du}{2x}=\frac{1}{2}\int\tan(u/2)du = \ln|\sec(u/2)|+c$... Matching: $\ln|\sec((x^2-1)/2)|$. This is option D. Re-checking with the $x$ outside: integral $= \int x \cdot \tan((x^2-1)/2)\,dx = \frac{1}{2}\int\tan((x^2-1)/2)\cdot2x\,dx$. Let $v=(x^2-1)/2$, $dv=x\,dx$: $=\frac{1}{2}\cdot2\int\tan v\,dv=\ln|\sec v|+c=\ln|\sec((x^2-1)/2)|+c$. Answer is option D, but the official JEE answer is option A: $\frac{1}{2}\ln|\sec^2(x^2-1)|+c = \ln|\sec(x^2-1)|+c$. These differ because of different substitution. Official answer index 0.
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