Homework Help: AP Calc BC

Posted by APpreciative student on Monday, November 29, 2010 at 5:34pm.

Hi! Thank you for your help

How do you find the antiderivative of
2/((x^2)+1)

"two over (x squared plus one)"
I think I have to do integration by partial fractions but I didnt figure it out...assistance is much appreciated
Thank you very much

AP Calc BC - MathMate, Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:22pm
A standard integral is
∫a/(a²+x²)
=tan^-1(x/a) + C

If you have done substitution, you can evaluate the integral by substituting
tan(y)=x/a
sec²(y)dy/dx=1/a, or
dx=asec²(y)dy
then
∫a/(a²+x²)dx
=(1/a)∫dx/(1+tan²(y))
=∫sec²(y)dy/sec²(y)
=y + C
=tan^-1(x/a) + C

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