Evaluate $\int \frac{\sin^4 x}{\sin^4 x +\cos^4 x}{dx}$ $$\int \frac{\sin^4 x}{\sin^4 x +\cos^4 x}{dx}$$
$$\sin^2 x =\frac{1}{2}{(1- \cos2x)}$$
$$\cos^2 x =\frac{1}{2}{(1+\cos2x)}$$
$$\int \frac{(1- \cos2x)^2}{2.(1+\cos^2 2x)}{dx}$$
$$\frac{1}{2} \int \left[1-\frac{2 \cos2x}{1+\cos^22x}\right] dx$$
What should I do next ?
Please also tell me alternative way to do this .
 A: HINT:
$$\cos^22x=1-\sin^22x$$
Set $\sin2x=y$

Otherwise,
$$\dfrac{\sin^4x}{\sin^4x+\cos^4x}=\dfrac1{1+\cot^4x}$$
Let $\cot^2x=u\implies dx=-\dfrac{du}{1+u^2}$
Method$\#1:\dfrac2{(1+u^4)(1+u^2)}=\dfrac{1+u^4+1-u^4}{(1+u^4)(1+u^2)}=?$
Method$\#2:$  Writing $u^2=y$
$$\dfrac1{(1+y^2)(1+y)}=\dfrac{Ay+B}{1+y^2}+\dfrac C{1+y}$$
$$\iff1=(Ay+B)(1+y)+C(1+y^2)=y^2(C+A)+y(B+A)+B+C$$
$C+A=0\iff C=-A, B+A=0\iff B=-A$ and $1=B+C=-2A$
$$\implies\dfrac1{(1+y^2)(1+y)}=\dfrac{-y+1}{2(1+y^2)}+\dfrac1{2(1+y)}$$
In either case,  finally $\dfrac{1-u^2}{1+u^4}=\dfrac{\dfrac1{u^2}-1}{\dfrac1{u^2}+u^2}$
and $\displaystyle\int\left(\dfrac1{u^2}-1\right)=?$  and $\dfrac1{u^2}+u^2=\left(u+\dfrac1u\right)^2-2$
A: $$I=\int \frac{\sin^4 x}{\sin^4 x +\cos^4 x}{dx}=\int \frac{1-2\cos^2(x)+\cos^4(x)}{1-2\cos^2(x)+2\cos^4(x)}dx$$
$$=\int\frac{1}{2}-\frac 12\frac{-1+2\cos^2(x)}{1-2\cos^2(x)+2\cos^4(x)}dx$$
$$=\int\frac{1}{2}-\frac 12\frac{\cos(2x)}{1-2\cos^2(x)\sin^2(x)}dx$$
$\color{blue}{\text{This last step above is a few manipulations away from being the last step in your question.}}$
Let $u=\cos(x)\sin(x)$ then $du=\cos(2x)dx$
$$\boxed{I=\frac x2-\frac 12\int \frac 1{1-2u^2}du=\frac x2 -\frac12\frac{\tanh^{-1}(\sqrt2 u)}{\sqrt 2} +k_1}$$
Replace $u$ and you're good to go...
A: Hint: if we multiply by $\sin^{-6}\left(x\right)
 $ we get $$I=\int\frac{\sin^{4}\left(x\right)}{\sin^{4}\left(x\right)+\cos^{4}\left(x\right)}dx=\int\frac{\csc^{2}\left(x\right)}{\csc^{2}\left(x\right)+\cot^{4}\left(x\right)\csc^{2}\left(x\right)}dx
 $$ $$=\int\frac{\csc^{2}\left(x\right)}{\cot^{6}\left(x\right)+\cot^{4}\left(x\right)+\cot^{2}\left(x\right)+1}dx
 $$ and now taking $\cot\left(x\right)=u,\,-dx \csc^{2}\left(x\right)=du
 $ we have $$I=-\int\frac{1}{u^{6}+u^{4}+u^{2}+1}du=-\int\frac{1}{\left(u^{2}+1\right)\left(u^{4}+1\right)}du$$ $$=\int\frac{1}{\left(u^{2}+1\right)\left(u^{2}+\sqrt{2}x+1\right)\left(u^{2}-\sqrt{2}x+1\right)}du$$ can you take it from here?
