Mathematics · Indefinite Integration

JEE Main 2025 — 24 January, Evening Shift — Question 23

If ∫2x2+5x+9x2+x+1dx=xx2+x+1+αx2+x+1+\int \frac{2 x^{2}+5 x+9}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} d x=x \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\alpha \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+ βlog⁡e∣x+12+x2+x+1∣+C\beta \log _{e}\left|x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right|+C,

where CC is the constant of integration, then α+2β\alpha+2 \beta is equal to _____\_\_\_\_\_

Answer: 16

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

2x2+5x+9=A(x2+x+1)+B(2x+1)+C2 \mathrm{x}^{2}+5 \mathrm{x}+9=\mathrm{A}\left(\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{x}+1\right)+\mathrm{B}(2 \mathrm{x}+1)+\mathrm{C}

A=2A=2, B=32B=\frac{3}{2} ,C=112C=\frac{11}{2}

2∫x2+x+1dx+32∫2x+1x2+x+1dx+112∫dxx2+x+12 \int \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1} d x+\frac{3}{2} \int \frac{2 x+1}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} d x+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}}

2∫(x+12)2+(32)2dx+3x2+x+1+112∫dx(x+12)2+(32)22 \int \sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}} d x+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}}}

2(x+122x2+x+1+38ln⁡(x+12+x2+x+1))+3x2+x+12\left(\frac{x+\frac{1}{2}}{2} \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{3}{8} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)\right)+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}

+112ln⁡(x+12+x2+x+1)+C+\frac{11}{2} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)+C

α=72,β=254\alpha=\frac{7}{2}, \quad \beta=\frac{25}{4}

α+2β=16\alpha+2 \beta=16

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Indefinite Integration
Topic
Methods of Indefinite Integration