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We need to evaluate
I=∫12t6+1t4+1dt.
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Factor the denominator:
t6+1=(t2+1)(t4−t2+1).
So,
t6+1t4+1=(t2+1)(t4−t2+1)t4+1.
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Use partial fractions in the form
(t2+1)(t4−t2+1)t4+1=t2+1A+t4−t2+1Bt2+C.
Multiplying through by (t2+1)(t4−t2+1),
t4+1=A(t4−t2+1)+(Bt2+C)(t2+1).
Expanding:
t4+1=At4−At2+A+Bt4+Bt2+Ct2+C.
t4+1=(A+B)t4+(−A+B+C)t2+(A+C).
Comparing coefficients:
[
A+B=1,\qquad -A+B+C=0,\qquad A+C=1.
]
Solving gives
A=32,B=31,C=31.
Thus,
t6+1t4+1=3(t2+1)2+31⋅t4−t2+1t2+1.
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Hence
I=32∫12t2+1dt+31∫12t4−t2+1t2+1dt.
Now observe that
t4−t2+1=t2+1t6+1,
but more usefully,
t4−t2+1=(t2−21)2+43.
A standard substitution works better: let
u=t−t1.
Then
du=(1+t21)dt=t2t2+1dt,
so
(t2+1)dt=t2du.
Also,
u2=t2−2+t21⟹t2+t21=u2+2.
Now
t4−t2+1=t2(t2−1+t21)=t2(u2+1).
Therefore,
t4−t2+1t2+1dt=t2(u2+1)t2du=u2+1du.
So the second integral becomes
∫12t4−t2+1t2+1dt=∫u(1)u(2)u2+1du.
At the limits:
u(1)=1−1=0,u(2)=2−21=23.
Hence,
∫12t4−t2+1t2+1dt=tan−1(23).
Thus,
I=32[tan−1t]12+31tan−1(23).
So,
I=32(tan−12−4π)+31tan−1(23).
- Now simplify to match the options.
We use the identity
tan−1a+tan−1b=tan−1(1−aba+b)
with quadrant adjustment.
First,
tan−12+tan−1(23)=π−tan−1(2⋅3/2−12+3/2)=π−tan−1(27/2),
though this is not immediately convenient.
A better identity is:
3tan−12=π+tan−1(1−122(3−4))=π+tan−1(118),
which is also not ideal directly.
Instead, use
tan(3tan−12)=1−3(22)3(2)−23=1−126−8=−11−2=112.
This route is messy.
Let us instead verify option C by differentiation/algebraic equivalence using tangent addition.
From the options, we want to show
I=tan−12+31tan−18−3π.
So compare with our form:
I=32tan−12−6π+31tan−1(23).
Multiply by 3:
3I=2tan−12−2π+tan−1(23).
We need this to equal
3tan−12+tan−18−π.
That is equivalent to
tan−1(23)+2π=tan−12+tan−18.
Now,
tan(tan−12+tan−18)=1−162+8=−1510=−32.
Since both angles are acute, their sum lies in quadrant II, so
tan−12+tan−18=π−tan−1(32).
Also,
tan−1(23)+tan−1(32)=2π
because their product is 1.
Thus,
tan−1(23)=2π−tan−1(32).
Hence,
tan−1(23)+2π=π−tan−1(32)=tan−12+tan−18.
So the two expressions are equal.
Therefore,
I=tan−12+31tan−18−3π.
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C.