\(\int\displaystyle\frac{\cos x}{\left(\sin x+1\right)\left(\sin x+3\right)}\,dx\) is equal to
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\log\left|\frac{\sin x+1}{\sin x+3}\right|+C\)
Let \(t = \sin x\), so \(dt = \cos x\,dx\) and the integral becomes
\( \displaystyle \int\frac{dt}{(t+1)(t+3)} \)
By partial fractions:
\( \displaystyle \frac{1}{(t+1)(t+3)} = \frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{t+1}-\frac{1}{t+3}\right) \)
\( \displaystyle \int\frac{dt}{(t+1)(t+3)} = \frac{1}{2}\left(\log\left|t+1\right|-\log\left|t+3\right|\right)+C \)
\( \displaystyle = \frac{1}{2}\log\left|\frac{\sin x+1}{\sin x+3}\right|+C \)