[Cambridge/N78/I/20] Find ddx(tan⁡−1(x2))\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}x}(\tan^{-1}(x^2)) and hence, or otherwise, find ∫xtan⁡−1(x2) dx\int x \tan^{-1}(x^2) \, dx.

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1. Find the derivative of $\tan^{-1}(x^2)$ using the chain rule.

ddx(tan⁡−1(x2))=11+(x2)2⋅ddx(x2)\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}x} (\tan^{-1}(x^2)) = \frac{1}{1+(x^2)^2} \cdot \frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}x}(x^2)
=2x1+x4= \frac{2x}{1+x^4}

2. Set up integration by parts for the given integral.

To find ∫xtan⁡−1(x2) dx\int x \tan^{-1}(x^2) \, dx, use integration by parts ∫udvdx dx=uv−∫vdudx dx\int u \frac{\text{d}v}{\text{d}x} \, dx = uv - \int v \frac{\text{d}u}{\text{d}x} \, dx:
Let u=tan⁡−1(x2)  ⟹  dudx=2x1+x4u = \tan^{-1}(x^2) \implies \frac{\text{d}u}{\text{d}x} = \frac{2x}{1+x^4}
Let dvdx=x  ⟹  v=12x2\frac{\text{d}v}{\text{d}x} = x \implies v = \frac{1}{2}x^2

3. Apply the integration by parts formula.

∫xtan⁡−1(x2) dx=(tan⁡−1(x2))(12x2)−∫(12x2)(2x1+x4) dx\int x \tan^{-1}(x^2) \, dx = \left( \tan^{-1}(x^2) \right) \left( \frac{1}{2}x^2 \right) - \int \left( \frac{1}{2}x^2 \right) \left( \frac{2x}{1+x^4} \right) \, dx
=12x2tan⁡−1(x2)−∫x31+x4 dx= \frac{1}{2} x^2 \tan^{-1}(x^2) - \int \frac{x^3}{1+x^4} \, dx

4. Evaluate the remaining integral using a standard integration form.

Notice that the numerator x3x^3 is a scalar multiple of the derivative of the denominator 1+x41+x^4.
∫x31+x4 dx=14∫4x31+x4 dx=14ln⁡(1+x4)\int \frac{x^3}{1+x^4} \, dx = \frac{1}{4} \int \frac{4x^3}{1+x^4} \, dx = \frac{1}{4} \ln(1+x^4)
Thus,
∫xtan⁡−1(x2) dx=12x2tan⁡−1(x2)−14ln⁡(1+x4)+C\int x \tan^{-1}(x^2) \, dx = \frac{1}{2} x^2 \tan^{-1}(x^2) - \frac{1}{4} \ln(1+x^4) + C

Answer

ddx(tan⁡−1(x2))=2x1+x4\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}x}(\tan^{-1}(x^2)) = \frac{2x}{1+x^4}

∫xtan⁡−1(x2) dx=12x2tan⁡−1(x2)−14ln⁡(1+x4)+C\int x \tan^{-1}(x^2) \, dx = \frac{1}{2}x^2 \tan^{-1}(x^2) - \frac{1}{4} \ln(1+x^4) + C

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