MHB Five, Phi and Pi in one integral = −5ϕπ

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$$\int_{0}^{\pi\over 2}{\ln(\sin^2 x)\over \sin(2x)}\cdot \sqrt[5]{\tan(x)}\mathrm dx=-5\phi \pi$$

$\phi$ is the golden ratio

Make $u=\tan x$

$${1\over 2}\int_{0}^{\infty}u^{-{4\over 5}}\ln\left({1+u^2\over u^2}\right)\mathrm du$$

hmmm, too complicate to continue.
Any help, please. Thank you!
 
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Is there an error in the result? I'm getting

$$I = \int_{0}^{\pi\over 2}{\ln(\sin^2 x)\over \sin(2x)}\cdot \sqrt[5]{\tan(x)}\mathrm dx = -\frac{5 \pi}{\phi}$$.
 
Theia said:
Is there an error in the result? I'm getting

$$I = \int_{0}^{\pi\over 2}{\ln(\sin^2 x)\over \sin(2x)}\cdot \sqrt[5]{\tan(x)}\mathrm dx = -\frac{5 \pi}{\phi}$$.

Taking your substitution $$u = \tan x$$, one obtains

$$I = -\frac{1}{2}\int _0^{\infty}u^{-4/5}\ln \left( \frac{1+u^2}{u^2} \right) \mathrm d u$$.

Now taking $$\frac{1+u^2}{u^2} = q$$, the integral becomes

$$I = -\frac{1}{4}\int _1 ^{\infty} \ln q \ (q - 1)^{-11/10} \mathrm dq.$$

Let's then integrate by parts ($$ \mathrm d f = \ln q$$) and one obtains

$$I = -\frac{5}{2}\int _1 ^{\infty} q^{-1} \ (q - 1)^{-1/10} \mathrm dq.$$

One more substitution: $$1 - \dfrac{1}{q} = p$$ and one obtains

$$I = -\frac{5}{2}\int _0 ^1 p^{-1/10} \ (1 - p)^{-9/10} \mathrm dp.$$

By definition of the Beta function one reads this as

$$I =-\frac{5}{2} \beta \left( \frac{9}{10}, \frac{1}{10} \right) = -\frac{5}{2} \frac{\pi}{\sin \tfrac{\pi}{10}} = -\frac{5\pi}{\phi}$$.
 
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Theia said:
Taking your substitution $$u = \tan x$$, one obtains

$$I = -\frac{1}{2}\int _0^{\infty}u^{-4/5}\ln \left( \frac{1+u^2}{u^2} \right) \mathrm d u$$.

Now taking $$\frac{1+u^2}{u^2} = q$$, the integral becomes

$$I = -\frac{1}{4}\int _1 ^{\infty} \ln q \ (q - 1)^{-11/10} \mathrm dq.$$

Let's then integrate by parts ($$ \mathrm d f = \ln q$$) and one obtains

$$I = -\frac{5}{2}\int _1 ^{\infty} q^{-1} \ (q - 1)^{-1/10} \mathrm dq.$$

One more substitution: $$1 - \dfrac{1}{q} = p$$ and one obtains

$$I = -\frac{5}{2}\int _0 ^1 p^{-1/10} \ (1 - p)^{-9/10} \mathrm dp.$$

By definition of the Beta function one reads this as

$$I =-\frac{5}{2} \beta \left( \frac{9}{10}, \frac{1}{10} \right) = -\frac{5}{2} \frac{\pi}{\sin \tfrac{\pi}{10}} = -\frac{5\pi}{\phi}$$.

Note $$\sin(\pi/10)={1\over 2\phi}$$

$$-{5\over 2}\cdot {\pi\over \sin(\pi/10)}=-5\pi\phi$$
 
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