x = tan(u) dx = sec^2(u) du The integral becomes u sec^2(u) du / (1+u^2) = u sec^2(u) du / (1+tan^2(u) = u du , since 1+tan^2(u) and sec^2(u) cancel each other out. = u^2/2 + C =[ tan^-1(x) ]^2 /2 + C
Ten-Decimal Tables of the Logarithms of Complex Numbers and for the Transformation from Cartesian to Polar Coordinates: Volume 33 in Mathematical Tables Series