Integral Calculus Question 393

Question: The value of $ \int{\frac{1}{{{(x-5)}^{2}}}dx} $ is

[Karnataka CET 2001; Pb. CET 2002]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{x-5}+c $

B) $ -\frac{1}{x-5}+c $

C) $ \frac{2}{{{( x-5 )}^{3}}}+c $

D) $ -2{{( x-5 )}^{3}}+c $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ I=\int{\frac{1}{{{(x-5)}^{2}}}dx} $ $ =\frac{{{(x-5)}^{-2+1}}}{-2+1}+c=\frac{{{(x-5)}^{-1}}}{-1}+c $ $ =-\frac{1}{(x-5)}+c $ .