Question

Evaluate the integral of the quantity x divided by the quantity x to the fourth plus sixteen, dx . (2 points) one eighth times the inverse tangent of the quantity x squared divided by 4, plus C one fourth times the natural log of x to the 4th power plus 16, plus C one fourth times the inverse tangent of the quantity x squared divided by 4, plus C the product of negative one fourth and 1 over the quantity squared of x squared plus 16, plus C

Answer 1

Answer:

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{1}{8}*arctan(\frac{x^2}{4}) + c$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx$

Required

Solve

Let

$u = \frac{x^2}{4}$

Differentiate

$du = 2 * \frac{x^{2-1}}{4}\ dx$

$du = 2 * \frac{x}{4}\ dx$

$du = \frac{x}{2}\ dx$

Make dx the subject

$dx = \frac{2}{x}\ du$

The given integral becomes:

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, * \frac{2}{x}\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{1}{x^4 + 16}} \, * \frac{2}{1}\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{2}{x^4 + 16}} \,\ du$

Recall that: $u = \frac{x^2}{4}$

Make $x^2$ the subject

$x^2= 4u$

Square both sides

$x^4= (4u)^2$

$x^4= 16u^2$

Substitute $16u^2$ for $x^4$ in $\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{2}{x^4 + 16}} \,\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{2}{16u^2 + 16}} \,\ du$

Simplify

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \int\limits {\frac{2}{16}* \frac{1}{8u^2 + 8}} \,\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{2}{16}\int\limits {\frac{1}{u^2 + 1}} \,\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{1}{8}\int\limits {\frac{1}{u^2 + 1}} \,\ du$

In standard integration

$\int\limits {\frac{1}{u^2 + 1}} \,\ du = arctan(u)$

So, the expression becomes:

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{1}{8}\int\limits {\frac{1}{u^2 + 1}} \,\ du$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{1}{8}*arctan(u)$

Recall that: $u = \frac{x^2}{4}$

$\int\limits {\frac{x}{x^4 + 16}} \, dx = \frac{1}{8}*arctan(\frac{x^2}{4}) + c$