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: 20

Answer

$$\int \frac{\tan ^{-1} x}{x^{2}} d x=-\frac{1}{x} \tan ^{-1} x+\ln |x|-\frac{1}{2} \ln \left(1+x^{2}\right)+C$$

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 $n=-2,\ a=1$ \begin{align*} \int \frac{\tan ^{-1} x}{x^{2}} d x&=\int x^{-2} \tan ^{-1} x d x\\ &=\frac{x^{(-2+1)}}{(-2+1)} \tan ^{-1} x-\frac{1}{(-2+1)} \int \frac{x^{(-2+1)}}{1+x^{2}} d x\\ &=\frac{x^{-1}}{(-1)} \tan ^{-1} x+\int \frac{x^{-1}}{1+x^{2}} d x \end{align*} and \begin{align*}\int \frac{x^{-1} d x}{1+x^{2}}&=\int \frac{d x}{x\left(1+x^{2}\right)}\\ &=\int \frac{d x}{x}-\int \frac{x d x}{1+x^{2}}\\ &=\ln |x|-\frac{1}{2} \ln \left(1+x^{2}\right)+C \end{align*} Hence $$\int \frac{\tan ^{-1} x}{x^{2}} d x=-\frac{1}{x} \tan ^{-1} x+\ln |x|-\frac{1}{2} \ln \left(1+x^{2}\right)+C$$
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