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Evaluate:
$$\Large \int_{\pi/2}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}$$
 
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Pranav said:
Evaluate:
$$\Large \int_{\pi/2}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}$$

$$\begin{aligned} \Large I & = \Large \int_{\pi/2}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}\;{dx} \\& = \Large \int_{0}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}\;{dx}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}-\int_{0}^{\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}\;{dx}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}} \\& \Large= I_{1}-I_{2} \end{aligned}$$

Let $\displaystyle x \mapsto \frac{5\pi}{2}-x$ then $\displaystyle 2I_1 = \frac{5\pi}{2}$ thus $\displaystyle I_1 = \frac{5\pi}{4}$. Let $\displaystyle x \mapsto \frac{\pi}{2}-x$ then $\displaystyle 2I_2 = \frac{\pi}{2}$ thus $\displaystyle I_2 = \frac{\pi}{4}$. Thus $\displaystyle I = I_1-I_2 = \frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{4} = \pi$.
 
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Prometheus said:
$$\begin{aligned} \Large I & = \Large \int_{\pi/2}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}\;{dx} \\& = \Large \int_{0}^{5\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}\;{dx}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}}-\int_{0}^{\pi/2} \frac{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}\;{dx}}{e^{\arctan(\sin x)}+e^{\arctan(\cos x)}} \\& \Large= I_{1}-I_{2} \end{aligned}$$

Let $\displaystyle x \mapsto \frac{5\pi}{2}-x$ then $\displaystyle 2I_1 = \frac{5\pi}{2}$ thus $\displaystyle I_1 = \frac{5\pi}{4}$. Let $\displaystyle x \mapsto \frac{\pi}{2}-x$ then $\displaystyle 2I_2 = \frac{\pi}{2}$ thus $\displaystyle I_2 = \frac{\pi}{4}$. Thus $\displaystyle I = I_1-I_2 = \frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{4} = \pi$.

Brilliant Prometheus! :cool:

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