Hi I'm trying to show that $$ I=\int_0^1 \frac{\arctan\big(\sqrt{x^2 + 2}\big)}{\sqrt{x^2 + 2}(x^2 + 1)}dx=\frac{5\pi^2}{96}. $$ We can try the substitution $u=(x^2+2)^{1/2}, du=x(2+x^2)^{-1/2}dx$ but that didn't help me much because of the (x^2+1) piece. Any ideas? Thanks.
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asked Apr 16, 2014 at 17:10
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$\begingroup$ @RandomVariable Nice. Thank you again $\endgroup$– Jeff FaraciApr 16, 2014 at 17:16
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$\begingroup$ See also the book "Inside Interesting Integrals..." $\endgroup$– Yuriy SMar 21, 2016 at 8:12
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