Let I=∫x−11(1+x4)−21dx=∫x11(1+x4)211dx Put x2=t⇒2xdx=dt∴I=21∫t6(1+t2)21dt Put t=tanu⇒dt=sec2udu∴I=21∫tan6u⋅secusec2udu=21∫tan6usecudu=21∫sin6ucos5udu=21∫cot5ucscudu=21∫cot4ucscu⋅cotudu=21∫(csc2u−1)2cscucotudu Put cscu=v⇒−cscucotudu=dv∴I=−21∫(v2−1)2dv=−21∫(v4−2v2+1)dv=−21[5v5−32v3+v]+C=−21[5csc5u−32csc3u+cscu]+c=−21[5t5(t2+1)5/2−32t3(t2+1)3/2+t(t2+1)1/2]+c=−21[5x10(x4+1)5/2−32x6(x4+1)3/2+x2(x4+1)1/2]+c