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Calculus Level 5

Evaluate: 0 x 3 ln 2 x 1 + x 6 d x \int_0^{\infty} \frac{x^3\ln^2 x}{1+x^6}\,dx

If the result can be expressed as a π b c d \displaystyle \frac{a\pi^b}{c\sqrt{d}} , where a a and c c are coprime, b b is an integer and d d is a prime number, then find a + b + c + d a+b+c+d .


The answer is 335.

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Ohh, it seems the answer has already fixed it.

Here is my solution. Consider 0 x n 1 1 + x m d x = π m sin n π m ( * ) \int_0^\infty\frac{x^{n-1}}{1+x^m}\,dx=\frac{\pi}{m\sin\frac{n\pi}{m}}\qquad\qquad(\text{*}) It can easily be proven by taking substitution y = 1 1 + x m \displaystyle y=\frac{1}{1+x^m} and the integral becomes Beta function 1 m 0 1 y 1 n m 1 ( 1 y ) n m 1 d y = Γ ( 1 n m ) Γ ( n m ) m = π m sin n π m \frac{1}{m}\int_0^1 y^{\large 1-\frac{n}{m}-1}\ (1-y)^{\large \frac{n}{m}-1}\,dy=\frac{\Gamma\left(1-\frac{n}{m}\right)\Gamma\left(\frac{n}{m}\right)}{m}=\frac{\pi}{m\sin\frac{n\pi}{m}} where the last part comes from Euler's reflection formula for the gamma function . Differentiating (*) with respect to n n twice yields 0 x n 1 ln 2 x 1 + x m d x = π 3 m 3 ( 1 + 2 cot 2 n π m sin n π m ) \int_0^\infty\frac{x^{n-1}\ln^2x}{1+x^m}\,dx=\frac{\pi^3}{m^3}\left({\frac{1+2\cot^2\frac{n\pi}{m}}{\sin\frac{n\pi}{m}}}\right) Substituting n = 4 n=4 and m = 6 m=6 yields 0 x 3 ln 2 x 1 + x 6 d x = π 3 6 3 ( 1 + 2 cot 2 2 π 3 sin 2 π 3 ) = 5 π 3 324 3 \int_0^\infty\frac{x^{3}\ln^2x}{1+x^6}\,dx=\frac{\pi^3}{6^3}\left({\frac{1+2\cot^2\frac{2\pi}{3}}{\sin\frac{2\pi}{3}}}\right)=\frac{5\pi^3}{324\sqrt{3}} So, a + b + c + d = 335 a+b+c+d=335 .

Nice work V-Moy! :)

@Gabriel Merces : Care to explain how you solved the problem when the answer was incorrect?

Pranav Arora - 7 years ago

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@Pranav Arora

  • I'd Forgotten Sum of 3 of π 3 \pi^3

  • Later I Received An Email Saying that My Answer Was Incorrect , After I Make the Question Again and Seen My Error !

Gabriel Merces - 7 years ago

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Sorry to say, I do NOT believe you. (¬‿¬)

Anastasiya Romanova - 7 years ago

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@Anastasiya Romanova I Cannot Make Nothing ! :D

Gabriel Merces - 7 years ago

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@Gabriel Merces How about you try to answer this and make the solution? Click the problem. n = 0 ( 1 ) n 4 4 n + 1 ( 4 n + 1 ) \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{4^{4n+1}(4n+1)} I'm waiting you and I hope you will be the first to make its solution.

Anastasiya Romanova - 7 years ago

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