Unsolved Integral Questions: Methods and Attempts

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The discussion revolves around solving two integral problems, with participants sharing methods and attempts to find solutions. The subject area is calculus, specifically focusing on integration techniques.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants discuss various substitution methods, including using trigonometric identities and partial fractions. There are questions about the appropriateness of certain substitutions and the structure of the integrals.

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Multiple approaches have been suggested, including different substitutions and corrections to initial attempts. Some participants express uncertainty about the methods and seek further clarification, while others provide alternative strategies without reaching a consensus.

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There is mention of specific constraints regarding the degrees of the numerator in partial fractions and the need for corrections in the original attempts. The discussion reflects an ongoing exploration of these constraints without resolving them.

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i added a file with the the two integral and the method that i tried to solve them

i could'nt solve them please help
 

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Your substitutions seem to be the way to go for the first one. I hope you know those expressions for sin and cos actually come about from t= tan(x/2)?

Therefore by the chain rule, [itex]dt=\frac{1}{2} \sec^2 (x/2) dx[/itex].
Then we use the Pythatgorean Identities to reduce sec^2 to tan^2 +1.

[tex]dt = \frac{1}{2} (\tan^2 (x/2) +1 ) dx = \frac{1}{2} (t^2 +1) dx[/tex]
Getting dx alone yields [tex]\frac{2 dt}{t^2+1} = dx[/tex] which unfortunately is not what you had. So try it with that correction.

For the second one, in partial fractions the numerator always has to be 1 degree less than the denominator. I sure you knew that because for the first partial fraction you put Ax+b over 1+x^2. The second partial fraction has degree 4, so instead of putting cx+d, try cx^3+dx^2+e^x+f .
 
For the second one, instead of splitting it into partial fractions try the substitution:
[tex]x = tan(u)[/tex]

There's still a fair bit of work to do after that, but it should get you started.
 
Actually, for the second one there is a much easier way that I just saw!

x= tan z
dx = sec^2 z dz
[tex]\int \frac{1}{(1+x^2)^2} dx = \int \frac{\sec^2 z}{(1+\tan^2 z)^2} dz=\int \frac{\sec^2 z}{\sec^4 z} dz =\int \frac{1}{\sec^2 z}dz = \int \cos^2 z dz[/tex]

Now finish that off with [itex]\cos^2 z = \frac{1}{2} (\cos 2z +1)[/itex]

EDIT: DAMN IT
 
thank you very much
 

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