Integral Calculus Question 45

Question: $ \int_{{}}^{{}}{\sqrt{1+\sin x}\ dx=} $

[MP PET 1995]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{2}( \sin \frac{x}{2}+\cos \frac{x}{2} )+c $

B) $ \frac{1}{2}( \sin \frac{x}{2}-\cos \frac{x}{2} )+c $

C) $ 2\sqrt{1+\sin x}+c $

D) $ -2\sqrt{1-\sin x}+c $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ \int_{{}}^{{}}{\sqrt{1+\sin x},dx}=\int_{{}}^{{}}{\sqrt{{{( \sin \frac{x}{2}+\cos \frac{x}{2} )}^{2}}}}dx $ $ =\int_{{}}^{{}}{\sin \frac{x}{2},dx}+\int_{{}}^{{}}{\cos \frac{x}{2},dx}=-2\cos \frac{x}{2}+2\sin \frac{x}{2}+c $ $ =-2( \cos \frac{x}{2}-\sin \frac{x}{2} )+c=-2\sqrt{(1-\sin x)}+c. $