1. integration by parts

i apologize about my last thread, correcting it took longer than 15 minutes, and i am unable to contact the director due to me not having microsoft on my computer. here is the question i meant to post. again, sorry for the inconvenience and trouble.

evaluate the integral

$
\int_1^{sqrt3} \arctan({1/x}) dx
$

this is what i have so far. i'm not sure if i even chose the right parts.

$
f\prime(x)= arctan dx,
f(x)=1/(1+x^2),
g(x)= 1/x,
g\prime(x)= ln |x|,
$

$
\int_1^{sqrt3} g\prime(x)f(x)dx = f(x)g(x) |_1^{sqrt3} - \int f\prime(x)g(x)dx
$

$
\int_1^{sqrt3} \frac{1}{1+x^2} (ln |x|)dx = \frac{1}{1+x^2}|_1^{sqrt3} - \int \frac{1}{xarctandx}
$

after this i don't know what to do (and i'm not sure if i've even begun correctly). any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.

thank you,

Scott

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3. $
\begin{gathered}
\int {\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right)dx} = x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \int {x \cdot \frac{1}
{{1 + \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right)^2 }}} \cdot \frac{1}
{{x^2 }}dx = \hfill \\
= x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \int {\frac{1}
{{x^2 + 1}}dx} = x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \arctan \left( x \right) + C \hfill \\
\end{gathered}
$

Whereat $u=\arctan \left(\dfrac{1}{x} \right)$ and $dv=1$

4. Originally Posted by scottie.mcdonald

$
\int_1^{sqrt3} \frac{1}{1+x^2} (ln |x|)dx = \frac{1}{1+x^2}|_1^{sqrt3} - \int \frac{1}{xarctandx}
$

this is what i now have after some more thought:

$
\int_1^{sqrt3} \frac{ln|x|dx}{1+x^2} = \frac{1}{3+3 \sqrt3}- \frac{1}{2} - \int_1^{sqrt3} \frac{1}{xarctandx}
$

again, i think i'm going in the wrong direction with the question, but i don't know where to go.

5. Originally Posted by Nacho
$
\begin{gathered}
\int {\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right)dx} = x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \int {x \cdot \frac{1}
{{1 + \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right)^2 }}} \cdot \frac{1}
{{x^2 }}dx = \hfill \\
= x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \int {\frac{1}
{{x^2 + 1}}dx} = x\arctan \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right) + \arctan \left( x \right) + C \hfill \\
\end{gathered}
$

Whereat $u=\arctan \left(\dfrac{1}{x} \right)$ and $dv=1$

thank you Nacho, i was writing when you submitted that and didn't see it.

Thanks for the help =)

Scott

6. Originally Posted by scottie.mcdonald
thank you Nacho, i was writing when you submitted that and didn't see it.

Thanks for the help =)

Scott
you´re welcome, but I make a mistake

$
x \cdot \frac{1}
{{1 + \left( {\frac{1}
{x}} \right)^2 }} \cdot \frac{1}
{{x^2 }} = \frac{x}
{{x^2 + 1}}
$

But this is easy integrate:

$
\begin{gathered}
{\text{Knowing:}} \hfill \\
\int {\frac{{f'(x)}}
{{f(x)}}dx = \ln \left| {f(x)} \right| + C} \hfill \\
\hfill \\
{\text{Then: }}\int {\frac{x}
{{x^2 + 1}}dx} = \frac{1}
{2}\int {\frac{{2x}}
{{x^2 + 1}}dx} = \frac{1}
{2}\int {\frac{{\left( {x^2 + 1} \right)^\prime }}
{{x^2 + 1}}dx} \hfill \\
\end{gathered}
$

Sorry