Answer
$\arctan x + C$
Work Step by Step
$$\eqalign{
& \int {\frac{{dx}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \cr
& {\text{From the basic derivatives: }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\arctan x} \right] = \frac{1}{{{x^2} + 1}},{\text{ then}} \cr
& \int {\frac{{dx}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} = \arctan x + C \cr} $$