Integration {1/(x^4 sqrt(a^(4)+x^2))}dx

Perform trigonometric substitution

Substitute x=a^(2)tan(u),
u = arctan(x/a^(2))
dx=a^(2)sec^2(u)du

Now, our equation become

= Integration { sec^2(u)/(a^(6)tan^4(u)*(a^(4) tan^2(u)+a^(4))^(1/2) } du

Simplify using a^(4)tan^2(u)+a^4=a^(4)sec^2(u)

We get

= 1/a^(8) Integration {sec(u)/tan^4(u)} du

Use : tan(u) = 1/cot(u)

sec(u) = csc(u)/cot(u)
cot^2(u) = csc^2(u) − 1

= 1/a^(8) Integration {−cot(u)csc(u)⋅ (1−csc^2(u))} du

Solving above we get
= 1/a^(8)(v - v^(3)/3)

Undo substitution v=csc(u)

= cos(u)/a^(8) - csc^3(u)/3a^(8)

Undo substitution u = arctan(x/a^(2)), and

Use, csc(arctan(x/a^(2))) = (a^(2)*((x^2/a^4) + 1)^½)/x
Finally we get after simplifying

= ((x^2/a^4) + 1)^(½)/a^(6)x - ((x^2/a^4) + 1)^(3/2) /3a^(2)x^(3) + C