Questions on the evaluation of definite and indefinite integrals

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Integral of product of Bessel functions of the first kind

I would like to solve the integral: $$\int_0^{+\infty}\quad rJ_n(ar)J_n(br)\quad dr$$ Is there any closed form for it? Thanks!
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How to solve this integral for a hyperbolic bowl?

$$\iint_{s} z dS $$ where S is the surface given by $$z^2=1+x^2+y^2$$ and $1 \leq(z)\leq\sqrt5$ (hyperbolic bowl)
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The indefinite integral $\int \frac{1+\cos(x)}{\sin^2(x)}\,\mathrm dx$

I`m trying to solve this integral and I did the following steps to solve it but don't know how to continue. $$\int \frac{1+\cos(x)}{\sin^2(x)}\,\mathrm dx$$ $$\begin{align}\int \frac{\mathrm ...
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Integral of $\int \frac{\sin(x)dx}{3-\cos(x)}$

I am trying to solve this integral and I need your suggestions. I don't know if its OK to set $3-\cos(x)$ as $t$ $\rightarrow dt = \sin(x)dx$ or just take $\cos(x)$ and set it as $t$ $$\int ...
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Complex-valued Fourier integral: $ \int_{ - \infty }^{ + \infty } {\frac{{\cos (ax)}}{{{x^2} + 1}}{e^{ - ibx}}\,\mathrm dx} $

I'm working on the Fourier transform, but I don't know how to evaluate the integral: $$I = \int_{ - \infty }^{ + \infty } {\frac{{\cos (ax)}}{{{x^2} + 1}}{e^{ - ibx}}\,\mathrm dx} $$
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What's a better way to integrate this?

$$ \int \frac{1}{x^2 + z^2} dx $$ I tried substitution and also by parts. By parts is getting messy and I am not sure if I am getting the right answer. I am trying to figure out an easier way or the ...
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Flux integrals, parameterization

let S be the cylinder x^2 + z^2 = 9 where -2 /ge y /le 2 parameterization: thi(u,v)= <3cosv, u, 3sinv> where -2 /ge y /le 2 and 0 /ge v /le 2pi (thi is the symbol of I with the circle in the ...
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Evaluating a line integral directly

$F(x,y) = \dfrac{1}{x^2+ y^2}\langle -y,x\rangle$, and let $R$ be a circle of radius $a$, centered at the origin. a) Why can't Green's theorem be used to evaluate $\int_R F \cdot ds$? b) ...
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separating a variable from integral

In the following integral, I would like to separate $\alpha$ from rest of the equation. Can we solve the following equation for $\alpha$? $$\large{\int_{0}^{a} \int_{0}^{2\pi} ...
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Piecewise defined integration [closed]

Let $$f_n(x) = \begin{cases} 0 & x < -\tfrac{1}{n} \\ \tfrac{n}{2} & -\tfrac{1}{n} \leq x \leq \tfrac{1}{n} \\ 0 & x>\tfrac{1}{n} \\ \end{cases},$$ $n=1,2,3,\ldots$. Let $F(x) = ...
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$\int_0^{\infty}\frac{x^3}{(x^4+1)(e^x-1)}\mathrm dx$

I need to find a closed-form for the following integral. Please give me some ideas how to approach it: $$\int_0^{\infty}\frac{x^3}{(x^4+1)(e^x-1)}\mathrm dx$$
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$\frac{d}{dx}\int_{0}^{e^{x^{2}}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}dt$

I'm having trouble understanding how to apply the $\frac{d}{dx}$when taking the anti-derivative. $$\frac{d}{dx}\int_{0}^{e^{x^{2}}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{t}}dt$$ In class it was mentioned we'll end up taking ...
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$\lim_{R \to \infty} \int_0^R \frac{dx}{(x^2+x+2)^3}$

$$\lim_{R \to \infty} \int_0^R \frac{dx}{(x^2+x+2)^3}$$ Please help me in this integral, I've tried some substitutions, but nothing work. Thanks in advance!
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$ \underset{r \rightarrow 0+}{\lim} \int ^1 _r x^{2013}(\ln x)^{1001} dx$

This integral is in my book, but I don't know how to solve it using simply methods. It's possible to do it clever. $$ \underset{r \rightarrow 0+}{\lim} \int ^1 _r x^{2013}(\ln x)^{1001} dx$$ Could ...
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Evaluating the integral: $\lim_{R \to \infty} \int_0^R \frac{dx}{x^2+x+2}$

Please help me in this integral: $$\lim_{R \to \infty} \int_0^R \frac{dx}{x^2+x+2}$$ I've tried as usually, but it seems tricky. Do You have an idea? Thanks in advance!
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Conjectural closed-form representations of sums, products or integrals

What are some examples of infinite sums, products or definite integrals that have conjectural closed form representations that were confirmed by numerical calculations up to whatever maximum precision ...
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Computing $\iiint_\mathbb{R^3} e^{-x^2-y^2-z^2}dxdydz$ using substitution

Consider this integral: $$\iiint_\mathbb{R^3} e^{-x^2-y^2-z^2}dxdydz$$ How would you compute it? I already solved this problem this way: $$\iiint_\mathbb{R^3} e^{-x^2-y^2-z^2}dxdydz = \left( ...
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$\int_0^{\pi/4}\!\frac{\mathrm dx}{2+\sin x}$ , $\int_0^{2\pi}\!\frac{\mathrm dx}{2+\sin x}$

Please help me integrate $$\int_0^{\pi/4}\!\frac{\mathrm dx}{2+\sin x}$$ and $$\int_0^{2\pi}\!\frac{\mathrm dx}{2+\sin x}$$ I've tried the standard $u = \tan \frac{x}{2}$ substitution but it looks ...
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Integrating left to right versus right to left.

OK, I understand that when integration is done left to right with respect to x increasing left to right (dx is positive), that the answer is positive, and vice versa when integrating right to left. ...
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Evaluating Complex Line Integrals

Calculate $\int_{\gamma}\frac{\Re(z)}{z-\frac{1}{2}}dz$ and $\int_{\gamma}\frac{\Im(z)}{z-\frac{1}{2}}dz$ when $\gamma$: $|z|=1$ is positively oriented. This is what I have tried to do, starting ...
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$\int \frac{e^x+1}{(e^x\sin x+\cos x)(e^x\cos x-\sin x)}$

I'm stuck on my last exercise. Could you help? $$\int \frac{e^x+1}{(e^x\sin x+\cos x)(e^x\cos x-\sin x)} \ dx$$
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What is $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\alpha t} \cos[t + y]}{1+\beta e^{-2\alpha t} } dt$?

I want to compute the following integral: $\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\alpha t} \cos[t + y]}{1+\beta e^{-2\alpha t} } dt$ with $\alpha, \beta, c$ real constants, and $\alpha>0,\beta=0$. ...
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Integration of a rational function from +/- infinity

I am trying to calculate the integral $$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}{\frac{a+x}{b^2 + (a+x)^2}\frac{1}{1+c(a-x)^2}}dx$$ where $\{a, b, c\}\in \mathbb{R}$. I have looked in a table of integrals for ...
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$ \int_{0}^{\infty}{\dfrac{\cos(ax)}{(x^2 + 1)^2}dx} $

I have a contour integral problem I need to solve, but I don't know the answer, so I wanted to verify that my work is correct. $$ \int_{0}^{\infty}{\frac{\cos(ax)}{(x^2 + 1)^2}dx} $$ For this one, ...
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How to place a limit that it's inside the integral, outside.

I did this: $$\int_{1}^t x^{-1}dx=\int_{1}^t\lim_{n\rightarrow -1}{x^n}dx =\lim_{n\rightarrow -1}\int_{1}^t{x^n}dx $$ just to have a way to approximate $\ln t$. $$\ln{t}=\lim_{h\rightarrow ...
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Double Integral Homework Problem

Here's the problem statement of the question which I am stuck on: Let $R_{1}$ denote the rectangle $[0, 5] \times [-4, 4]$, $R_{2}$ the rectangle $[0, 5] \times [0, 4]$, and $R_{3}$ the rectangle ...
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Quadrature formula

How can we find a quadrature formula $\int_{-1}^1 f(x) dx=c \displaystyle \sum_{i=0}^{2}f(x_i)$ that is exact for all quadratic polynomials? Thanks for help.
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Integral question help me?

I am in the middle of solving a diff equation and I have to solve $\int\dfrac{1}{\cos x}e^{\tan x}\,dx$? I am thinking about integration by parts but it is a very long way.is there another short way? ...
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Integral, set and parametric representation

I am to compute the following: $\displaystyle\iiint\limits_V 1\, dx\, dy\, dz$, where $V= \{{(x,y,z) \in \mathbb R^3 : (x-z)^2 +4y^2 < (1-z)^2} \text{ and } 0<z<1\}.$ Does anyone have idea ...
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Integrating a sine function that is to an odd power

I've started the chapter in my book where we begin to integrate trig functions, so bear in mind I've only got started and that I do not have a handle on more advanced techniques. $\eqalign{ & ...
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Computing $\int_0^{\pi\over2} \frac{dx}{1+\sin^2(x)}$?

How would you compute$$\int_0^{\pi\over2} \frac{dx}{1+\sin^2(x)}\, \, ?$$
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Integral of $\int \frac{x^4+2x+4}{x^4-1}dx$ [duplicate]

I am trying to solve this integral and I need your suggestions. $$\int \frac{x^4+2x+4}{x^4-1}dx$$ Thanks
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How to evaluate $\int_1^\infty \frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{x+1}~dx$

It's a very simple question but it confuses me. How do I evaluate $$ \int_1^\infty \frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{x+1}~dx $$ without splitting? And why can't I split it?
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Prove that $f(1)-f(1/e)\le \int_0^1 \sqrt{x} f'(x) dx$

Let $f:[0,1]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a differentiable function such that $$f(x^2)+f(y^2)\le2 f(\sqrt{x y}), \space x,y\ge0 $$ Prove that $$f(1)-f(1/e)\le \int_0^1 \sqrt{x} f'(x) dx$$ Where should ...
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Theorem or just a change of varibles?

I have a formula in my text: $$\int \int_{S} F \cdot n dA= \int \int_{w} F(G(u,v)) \cdot (dG_{u}\times dG_{v}) du dv$$ I am really lazy and hate remembering formulas to me this looks like a ...
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Integral of $\int^1_0 \frac{dx}{1+e^{2x}}$

I am trying to solve this integral and I need your suggestions. I think about taking $1+e^{2x}$ and setting it as $t$, but I don't know how to continue now. $$\int^1_0 \frac{dx}{1+e^{2x}}$$ Thanks!
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Limit of a continued fraction

Given the continued fraction: $$f(x,N)=\left[2,3,4,...N,x\right]$$ $$f(x,N)=\cfrac{1}{2+\cfrac{1}{3+\cfrac{1}{4+\cfrac{1}{...+\cfrac{1}{x}}}}}$$ is it possible to find an expression for the integral: ...
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Integral of $\int(4-2x)^\frac{1}{3}dx$

I solved this integral then I did $\frac{d}{dx}$ of $F(x)$ and saw that its not the same, so I did wrong in my integration process. $$\int(4-2x)^\frac{1}{3}dx$$ What I did is $$F(x) ...
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$\int^1_0 \frac{xdx}{x^2+2x+1}$

I need some suggestion how to solve this integral. $$\int^1_0 \frac{xdx}{x^2+2x+1}$$ I think about to do the following step : $$\frac{1}{2}\int^1_0\frac{2x+2-2dx}{x^2+2x+1}$$$$ t=x^2+2x+1 \rightarrow ...
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Integral of fractional expression $\int^3_0 \frac{dx}{1+\sqrt{x+1}}$

I want to solve this integral and think about call $\sqrt{x+1} = t \rightarrow t^2 = x+1$ $$\int^3_0 \frac{dx}{1+\sqrt{x+1}}$$ Now the integral is : $$\int^3_0 \frac{2tdt}{1+t}$$ now I need your ...
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Calculus II, Curve length question.

Find the length of the curve $x= \int_0^y\sqrt{\sec ^4(3 t)-1}dt, \quad 0\le y\le 9$ A bit stumped, without the 'y' in the upper limit it'd make a lot more sense to me. Advice or solutions with ...
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Integrating $\int^{\infty}_0 e^{-x^2}\,dx$ using Feynman's parametrization trick

I stumbled upon this short article on last weekend, it introduces an integral trick that exploits differentiation under the integral sign. On its last page, the author, Mr. Anonymous, left several ...
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Improper integral sin(x)/x converges absolutely, conditionaly or diverges?

$$\int_1^{\infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}dx$$ $$u=\frac{1}{x}$$ $$du=-\frac{1}{x^2}dx$$ $$dv=\sin xdx$$ $$v=-\cos x$$ $$\int_1^{\infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}dx=\frac{1}{x}(-\cos x)-\int_1^{\infty}\frac{\cos ...
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Integration involving roots

$$\int\frac{dx}{(1+x^\frac{1}{4})x^\frac{1}{2}}$$ This is my work: $$u^4=x$$ $$4u^3=dx$$ $$\int\frac{4u^3du}{(1+u)u^2}=\int\frac{4u^3du}{(1+u)u^2}=-4(1+x^\frac{1}{4})^{-1}+2(1+x^\frac{1}{4})^{-2}+C$$ ...
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The geometric interpretation [duplicate]

In the course of mathematical analysis, there was one problem that i excited to know more about it: What is the geometric interpretation of $$ \int_a^b f(x)\,d(\alpha(x)) $$ and $\alpha(x)$ is ...
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Closed form for $\int_0^1\log\log\left(\frac{1}{x}+\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^2}-1}\right)\mathrm dx$

Please help me to find a closed form for the following integral: $$\int_0^1\log\log\left(\frac{1}{x}+\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^2}-1}\right)\mathrm dx.$$ I was told it could be calculated in a closed form.
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A photon in expanding Universe (a snail on a tree)

I want to know how far a snail can reach in expanding universe. It has a constant speed c = 1 and tree is expanding at speed $v= H_0 D$, with Hubble constant $H_0 = 1$. Here D(T) is the distance of ...
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How to solve expectation / first moment of Gaussian Integral?

How can I solve the following integral? $E[I] = \int_{I=0}^\infty I \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma}\exp(-\frac{(\mu-f-I)^2}{2\sigma^2}) dI$ The result is supposed to be: $\sigma[\frac{\mu - ...
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Proving that $\frac{\sigma_{n-1}}{\omega_n} = n$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$

If $\sigma_{n-1}$ was the surface area of the unit sphere in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $w_{n}$ was the area of the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$, my lecture notes prove that $$\frac{\sigma_{n-1}}{\omega_n} = ...
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Integral of $ \int_{-1}^{1} \frac{x^4}{x^2+1}\,dx $

Any suggestions how to solve it? by parts? $$ \int_{-1}^{1} \frac{x^4}{x^2+1}dx$$ Thanks!

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