Q. $\int_{}^{}\frac{dx}{\sin{(x - a)\sin{(x - b)}}}$ is

A) $\frac{1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\log{\left| \frac{\sin{(x - a)}}{sin(x - b)} \right| + c}$
B) $\frac{- 1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\log{\left| \frac{\sin{(x - a)}}{\sin{(x - b)}} \right| + c}$
C) $\log{\sin{(x - a)\sin{(x - b) + c}}}$
D) $\log{\left| \frac{\sin{(x - a)}}{\sin{(x - b)}} \right| + c}$
Explanation

(a)
$\int_{}^{}\frac{dx}{\sin{(x - a)\sin{(x - b)}}}$
$= \frac{1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\ \int_{}^{}\frac{\sin\left\{ (x - b) - (x - a) \right\}}{\sin{(x - a)\sin{(x - b)}}}\ dx$
$= \frac{1}{\sin(a - b)}\$
$\int_{}^{}\frac{\sin{(x - b)\cos{(x - a) - \cos{(x - b)\sin{(x - a)}}}}}{\sin{(x - a)\sin{(x - b)}}}\ dx$
$= \frac{1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\ \left\lbrack \int_{}^{}{\cot{(x - a)dx - \int_{}^{}{\cot{(x - b)dx}}}} \right\rbrack$
$= \frac{1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\ \left\lbrack \log{\sin(x - a) - \log{\sin{(x - b)}}} \right\rbrack + c$
$= \frac{1}{\sin{(a - b)}}\log{\left| \frac{\sin{(x - a)}}{sin(x - b)} \right| + c}$

Dr. Abubacker
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker

Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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