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$\int \sqrt{3-2x-x^2}\,dx$ equals

A$\dfrac{1}{2}(x+1)\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}+2\log\left|x+1+\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}\right|+C$
B$\dfrac{1}{2}(x+1)\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}-2\sin^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{x+1}{2}\right)+C$
C$\dfrac{1}{2}(x+1)\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}+2\sin^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{x+1}{2}\right)+C$
D$-\dfrac{1}{3}(3-2x-x^2)^{3/2}+C$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. $\dfrac{1}{2}(x+1)\sqrt{3-2x-x^2}+2\sin^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{x+1}{2}\right)+C$
1. Complete the square: $3-2x-x^2=4-(x+1)^2$. 2. Put $y=x+1$: integral $=\int \sqrt{4-y^2}\,dy$. 3. Use $\int \sqrt{a^2-y^2}\,dy=\dfrac{y}{2}\sqrt{a^2-y^2}+\dfrac{a^2}{2}\sin^{-1}\dfrac{y}{a}$ with $a=2$. 4. Back-substitute: option C. Option A wrongly uses a log (that is the $x^2+a^2$ form). _Source: NCERT Class 12 Mathematics Ch 7 "Integrals", p.331_
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