Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.6 - Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - Exercises 8.6 - Page 481: 18

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}\left(\left(x^{2}+1\right) \tan ^{-1} x-x\right)+C$$

Work Step by Step

Use the formula $$ \int x^{n} \tan ^{-1} a x d x=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} \tan ^{-1} a x-\frac{a}{n+1} \int \frac{x^{n+1} d x}{1+a^{2} x^{2}}, \quad n \neq-1$$ with $n=a=1$ \begin{align*} \int x \tan ^{-1} x d x&=\int x^{1} \tan ^{-1}(1 x) d x\\ &=\frac{x^{1+1}}{1+1} \tan ^{-1}(1 x)-\frac{1}{1+1} \int \frac{x^{1+1} d x}{1+(1)^{2} x^{2}}\\ &=\frac{x^{2}}{2} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{2} \int \frac{x^{2} d x}{1+x^{2}}\\ &=\frac{x^{2}}{2} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{2} \int \left(1-\frac{ 1}{1+x^{2}}\right)dx \end{align*} Then use $$\int \frac{d x}{a^{2}+x^{2}}=\frac{1}{a} \tan ^{-1} \frac{x}{a}+C$$ with $a=1$, hence \begin{align*} \int x \tan ^{-1} x d x &=\frac{x^{2}}{2} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{2} \int \left(1-\frac{ 1}{1+x^{2}}\right)dx\\ &=\frac{x^{2}}{2} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{2} \int d x+\frac{1}{2} \int \frac{1}{1+x^{2}} d x\\ &=\frac{x^{2}}{2} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{2} x+\frac{1}{2} \tan ^{-1} x+C\\ &=\frac{1}{2}\left(\left(x^{2}+1\right) \tan ^{-1} x-x\right)+C \end{align*}
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