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If $\int \frac{\sin x}{3+4 \cos ^2 x} \mathrm{~d} x=\mathrm{A} \tan ^{-1}(\mathrm{~B} \cos x)+\mathrm{C}$,…
If $\int \frac{\sin x}{3+4 \cos ^2 x} \mathrm{~d} x=\mathrm{A} \tan ^{-1}(\mathrm{~B} \cos x)+\mathrm{C}$, (where $\mathrm{c}$ is a constant of integration), then the value of $\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B}$ is
$\frac{5}{2 \sqrt{3}}$ $\frac{-1}{2 \sqrt{3}}$ $\frac{-2}{\sqrt{3}}$ $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
Solution
Let $\mathrm{I}=\int \frac{\sin x}{3+4 \cos ^2 x} \mathrm{~d} x$
Put $\cos x=\mathrm{t}$
$-\sin x \mathrm{~d} x=\mathrm{dt}$
$\therefore \quad \sin x \mathrm{~d} x=-\mathrm{dt}$
$\begin{aligned}
\therefore \quad \mathrm{I} & =\int \frac{-\mathrm{dt}}{3+4 \mathrm{t}^2} \\
& =-1 \int \frac{1}{4 \mathrm{t}^2+3}
\end{aligned}$
$=-1 \int \frac{1}{(2 t)^2+(\sqrt{3})^2}$
$=-1 \times \frac{1}{2 \times \sqrt{3}} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 \mathrm{t}}{\sqrt{3}}\right)+\mathrm{c}$
$\mathrm{I}=\frac{-1}{2 \sqrt{3}} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 \cos x}{\sqrt{3}}\right)+\mathrm{c}$
But $\int \frac{\sin x}{3+4 \cos ^2 x} \mathrm{~d} x=\mathrm{A} \tan ^{-1}(\mathrm{~B} \cos x)+\mathrm{c}$
Comparing above equations, we get
$\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{A} & =\frac{-1}{2 \sqrt{3}}, \mathrm{~B}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \\
\therefore \quad \mathrm{A} & +\mathrm{B}=\frac{-1}{2 \sqrt{3}}+\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{3}{2 \sqrt{3}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\end{aligned}$
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