Another integration problem

Calculus Level 5

0 π / 2 x cos ( x ) 1 + sin 2 x d x \int _{ 0 }^{ \pi /2 }{ \frac { x\cos { (x) } }{ 1+\sin ^{ 2 }{ x } } \ \mathrm{d}x }

If the above integral can be stated in the form ln A ( B + C ) D \dfrac { {\ln}^{ A }(B+\sqrt { C } ) }{ D } , find A + B + C + D A+B+C+D where A , B , C , D A,B,C,D are positive integers (not necessarily distinct) and C C not an even perfect power.

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The answer is 7.

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3 solutions

Shivang Jindal
Mar 12, 2015

First off all its, quite obvious to have substitution sin ( x ) x \sin(x) \rightarrow x I = 0 1 arcsin ( x ) 1 + x 2 I = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{\arcsin(x)}{1+x^2} Now using integration by parts, I = π 2 8 0 1 arctan ( x ) 1 x 2 I = \frac{\pi^2}{8} - \int_{0}^{1} \frac{\arctan(x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} Now, if nothing works and if you don't like series/complex numbers, then start thinking of Feynman way. Consider f ( a ) = 0 1 arctan ( a x ) 1 x 2 f(a) = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{\arctan(ax)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} After differentiating and integrating, f ( a ) = ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 f'(a) = \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} So we need to find out f ( 1 ) = 0 1 ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 f(1) = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} From now onwards i am giving sketch, as i think that one can carry forward easily as now part left is calculation. (Just one tricky part) Applying integration by parts, (Integrate 1 a 1 + a 2 \frac{1}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} Then in the new integral, substitute 1 a a \frac{1}{a} \rightarrow a You will get, f ( 1 ) = 1 ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 ln 2 ( 1 + 2 ) f(1) = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} - \ln^2(1+\sqrt{2}) And, 1 ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 = 0 ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 0 1 ln ( a + 1 + a 2 ) a 1 + a 2 \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} = \int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}} - \int_{0}^{1} \frac{\ln(a+\sqrt{1+a^2})}{a\sqrt{1+a^2}}

Finally we get f ( 1 ) = π 2 8 ln 2 ( 1 + 2 ) 2 f(1) = \frac{\pi^2}{8} - \frac{\ln^2(1+\sqrt{2})}{2} .

P.S : I have left many steps, they are left for reader -_-

Please let me know if, there is any problem, or you are not unable to complete it.

Shivang Jindal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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You are really 17 year old ?

Karan Shekhawat - 6 years, 3 months ago

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yeah :) . In class 12th.

Shivang Jindal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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@Shivang Jindal you are really genius. I fan of your problem solving skills. :)

Karan Shekhawat - 6 years, 3 months ago

what do you mean with the feymann way!

Gaurav Jain - 5 years, 11 months ago

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Feynman was a pioneer of introducing parameters and integrating it using Leibnitz Rule.

Richeek Das - 2 years, 5 months ago
Kartik Sharma
Mar 8, 2015

Updated

Well, really nice problem.

I = 0 π / 2 x c o s ( x ) 1 + s i n 2 x d x \displaystyle I = \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\frac{xcos(x)}{1+{sin}^{2}x} dx}

Now we will consider the series n = 0 ( 1 ) n a n = 1 1 + a \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{{(-1)}^{n}{a}^{n}} = \frac{1}{1+a}

Substituting a = s i n ( x ) \displaystyle a = sin(x) , we can write I as

0 π / 2 x c o s ( x ) n = 0 s i n 2 n x ( 1 ) n \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{xcos(x)\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{{sin}^{2n}x{(-1)}^{n}}}

n = 0 ( 1 ) n ( 0 π / 2 x c o s ( x ) s i n 2 n x \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{{(-1)}^{n}(\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{xcos(x){sin}^{2n}x}}

Using IBP with x = u , c o s ( x ) s i n 2 n x d x = d v s i n 2 n + 1 x 2 n + 1 = v \displaystyle x = u, cos(x){sin}^{2n}x dx = dv \Rightarrow \frac{{sin}^{2n+1}x}{2n+1} = v ,

We will just do the integration first,

x ( s i n 2 n + 1 x ) 2 n + 1 s i n 2 n + 1 x 2 n + 1 \displaystyle \frac{x({sin}^{2n+1}x)}{2n+1} - \int{\frac{{sin}^{2n+1}x}{2n+1}} from 0 0 to π / 2 \pi/2

π 2 2 n + 1 1 2 n + 1 0 π / 2 s i n 2 n + 1 x \displaystyle \frac{\frac{\pi}{2}}{2n+1} - \frac{1}{2n+1}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{{sin}^{2n+1}x}

Now substituting in the sum,

n = 0 ( 1 ) n π 2 2 n + 1 n = 0 ( 1 ) n 1 2 n + 1 0 π / 2 s i n 2 n + 1 x \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{{(-1)}^{n}\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}}{2n+1}} - \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{{(-1)}^{n}\frac{1}{2n+1}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{{sin}^{2n+1}x}}

First sum is just π 2 t a n 1 ( 1 ) = π 2 8 \displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}*{tan}^{-1}(1) = \frac{{\pi}^{2}}{8}

Second will be 0 π / 2 n = 0 ( 1 ) n s i n 2 n + 1 x 2 n + 1 \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{\frac{{(-1)}^{n}{sin}^{2n+1}x}{2n+1}}}

0 π / 2 t a n 1 ( s i n x ) \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\pi/2}{{tan}^{-1}(sinx)}

Now using a = s i n x a = sinx and IBP,

= s i n 1 a ( t a n 1 a ) 0 1 s i n 1 a 1 + a 2 \displaystyle = {sin}^{-1}a({tan}^{-1}a) - \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{{sin}^{-1}a}{1+{a}^{2}}}

= π 2 8 0 1 s i n 1 a 1 + a 2 \displaystyle = \frac{{\pi}^{2}}{8} - \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{{sin}^{-1}a}{1+{a}^{2}}}

Hence, our answer suffices to = π 2 8 π 2 8 + 0 1 s i n 1 a 1 + a 2 = 0 1 s i n 1 a 1 + a 2 \displaystyle = \frac{{\pi}^{2}}{8} - \frac{{\pi}^{2}}{8} + \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{{sin}^{-1}a}{1+{a}^{2}}} = \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{{sin}^{-1}a}{1+{a}^{2}}}

Any help with this integral would be appreciated! Thanks!

Integral's value is the answer - l o g 2 ( 1 + 2 ) 2 \displaystyle \boxed{\frac{{log}^{2}(1 + \sqrt{2})}{2}}

Anybody can please help me with that sum? @Ronak Agarwal

Kartik Sharma - 6 years, 3 months ago

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you can get the same situation on this thread from Pratik Shastri-- https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/a-series-that-came-up-while-solving-an-integral/

Gaurav Jain - 6 years, 3 months ago

@Kartik Sharma You could evaluate it by using Shivang's method.

User 123 - 5 years, 11 months ago

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Well, yeah! I wasn't well enlightened in "differentiating under integral sign" method back when I posted this solution. Now, the question even can be done using complex analysis, I guess but I am not sure.

Kartik Sharma - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@Kartik Sharma By Complex Analysis, do you mean Contour Integration?

User 123 - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@User 123 Yep, you're right.

Kartik Sharma - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@Kartik Sharma Kartik I also wish to learn Contour Integration. But for that, presumably I would have to know many other things. Could you please tell me how and from where to learn whatever all I must learn?

User 123 - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@User 123 Well, I had some random college lecture pdf's and they were really very useful, I must say. Also, Wikipedia is a great source as well. There are some books out there as well(which you might get names of on MSE) but I just didn't like them because they are just not written in my style of learning(well, "they" here means the books which I saw, not all). The lecture notes were one of the best things I've ever read(and still reading). Well, is this original? It seems to me I've seen it before. Also, it reminds me of contour(though I am unable to complete it fully).

Kartik Sharma - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@Kartik Sharma Alright, thanks! Sorry, but I couldn't understand what you meant by "Well, is this." Actually, my Uncle gave me that problem (he said it was quite a common problem) and asked me to try and evaluate it (he knows I have a fascination for Integrals). And yeah, he did say that it was to be done through Contour. Since yesterday, I've been trying to do it using Real methods, but have so far failed.

User 123 - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@User 123 Sorry, now edited. I just missed it. Well, all what I can say is you are really lucky to have such an Uncle. I am really jealous of you. :P Oh, and I just saw that I forgot to re-share it.

Kartik Sharma - 5 years, 11 months ago

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@Kartik Sharma Yeah I am very lucky to have him! And thanks a lot for re-sharing it:)

User 123 - 5 years, 11 months ago

@Ronak Agarwal Can you please help me with that final integral?

Kartik Sharma - 6 years, 3 months ago
Ronak Agarwal
Mar 7, 2015

The answer is = l o g 2 ( 1 + 2 ) 2 = \dfrac { { log }^{ 2 }(1+\sqrt { 2 } ) }{ 2 }

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