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First of all, we note that the inverse of lo g 2 ( x + 1 ) is 2 x 2 − 1
Let lo g 2 ( x + 1 ) = f ( x )
Then we can rewrite the integral as ∫ 0 1 ( f ( x ) + f − 1 ( x ) + 1 ) d x .
Next, note that for any invertible f ( x ) , ∫ a b f ( x ) d x + ∫ f ( a ) f ( b ) f − 1 ( x ) d x = f ( b ) . b − f ( a ) . a
(To visualize this result, try plotting a graph of any invertible function and think of the integral in terms of area)
Finally, we note that f ( 0 ) = f − 1 ( 0 ) = 0 and f ( 1 ) = f − 1 ( 1 ) = 1
Plugging in the values, we get the answer 2.