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#1 2008-03-01 23:07:35
- komunista88
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partial integration
how to integrate (arctan x)^2 dx?
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#2 2008-03-01 23:42:09
- Ricky
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Re: partial integration
Very carefully.
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#3 2008-03-01 23:45:49
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Re: partial integration
This integral requires knowledge of complex analysis. You won't find a way to do it using elementary calculus.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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