From a fraction with infinite sum in denominator to partial fractions?

In summary, the conversation is discussing a course on Perturbation Methods and the use of Taylor expansion and substitution to simplify an integral with a fraction in the denominator. The resulting fraction is then further simplified using a variation of the formula 1/(1-x) = 1 + x + x^2 + ... and factoring out 1/{ε^2(1+u^2)}. The conversation also includes a correction to the second term numerator.
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From a fraction with infinite sum in denominator to partial fractions??

I am currently studying a course on Perturbation Methods and in particular an example considering the following integral [tex] \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \frac{d\theta}{\epsilon^2 + \sin^2 \theta}. [/tex]

There's a section of the working where, having used the Taylor expansion of sin near 0 and using sin θ ≈ θ together with substitution θ=εu, we get the following fraction for the integrand
[tex] \frac{1}{\epsilon^2 + \epsilon^2 u^2 - \frac13 \epsilon^4 u^4 + \cdots}.[/tex]
This then in both my lecture notes and a book I'm following becomes
[tex] \frac{1}{\epsilon^2}\left( \frac{1}{1+u^2} + \frac{\epsilon u^4}{3(1+u^2)^2} + \cdots \right). [/tex]

Can anyone see how these are equal?
 
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It looks like using a variation on 1/(1-x) = 1 + x + x2 + ... after factoring out 1/{ε2(1+u2)}.

Also second term numerator should be (εu)4
 

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