Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Integration by Parts - 7.1 Exercises - Page 476: 30

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}}+\ln{2}-\frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{\ln{2}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

First find the indefinite integral: Let $u=\arctan{\frac{1}{x}}$ and $dv=1 \ dx$. Then $du=\frac{-1}{1+x^2}$ and $v=x$. Apply integration by parts: $$\int \arctan{\frac{1}{x}} \ dx = x\arctan\frac{1}{x} - \int \frac{x}{1+x^2} \ dx$$ To evaluate the integral, we need to do a substitution. Let $k=x^2$. Then $\frac{1}{2} dk=x \ dx$ $$ \int \frac{x}{1+x^2} \ dx = -\frac{1}{2} \int \frac{1}{1+k} \ dk$$ $$=-\frac{1}{2}\ln\vert1+k\vert$$ $$=-\frac{1}{2}\ln\vert1+x^2\vert$$ So then $$x\arctan\frac{1}{x} - \int \frac{x}{1+x^2} \ dx =x\arctan\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{2}\ln\vert1+x^2\vert$$ Now evaluate for $x=1,\sqrt{3}$: $$x\arctan\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{2}\ln\vert1+x^2\vert \Big]^\sqrt3_1=\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}}+\ln{2}-\frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{\ln{2}}{2}$$
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