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    Default Integration problem, wolfram stumped!

    Hey guys, I'm working on this question:



    Wolfram gives me this:



    So I'm kinda stumped (yes I lean on wolfram).
    I can't see anything in my Reference pages that would be of help, any ideas?

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    Anything to the -1 u bring down on the bottom..

    X ^ -n = 1 / (X^n)

    tan ^-1 (x) = 1 / tan(x) * the x^2 that's already downt here..
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    Yesh, I get that part :P, it's the integral to follow which has me wondering.

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    I know that there's a fair amount of textbooks that use Tan^-1 to represent ArcTan.
    Try putting it into Wolfram as ArcTan instead
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    Thanks so much!

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    your not inputting the correct equation tan-1(x) is not equal to 1/tan(x)

    tan-1(x) is the same as atan(x) or arctan(x). For some reason only americans use atan and arctan the rest of the world use tan-1 to represent this.



    Also for learning purposes wolfram is not very good IMO. I have been told that it can get things wrong due to it messing up with its logic which will in turn make you learn it wrong. I recommend you look up a program called MathCAD 15, its much more powerful and easier to use.

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