Mark M. answered 11/24/20
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Let u = Tan-1(7x). Then, du = [7 / (1 + 49x2)]dx. So, 1 / (1 + 49x2)dx = (1/7)du
So, the given integral can be rewritten as (1/7)∫ udu = (1/14)u2 + C = (1/14)[Tan-1x]2 + C
Catherine S.
thank you! I was forgetting to find the antiderivative of u when getting to the step udu!11/24/20