Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Indefinite Integration

Question:
\(\int \frac{x^3}{x^4 +1}dx\) is equal to
Options:
\(\log (x^2+1)+c\)
\(\frac{1}{4}\log (x^4+1)+c\)
\(-\log (x^4+1)+c\)
None of these
Correct Answer:
\(\frac{1}{4}\log (x^4+1)+c\)
Explanation:
\(\begin{aligned}\int \frac{x^3}{x^4+1}dx&=\frac{1}{4}\int \frac{4x^3}{x^4+1}dx \\ &=\frac{1}{4}\int \frac{1}{t}dt \text{ where }x^{4}+1=t\end{aligned}\)