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Non-Elementary Integration · Medium problem

Glasser's master theorem says ∫−∞∞f ⁣(x−1x)dx=∫−∞∞f(u) du\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f\!\left(x-\dfrac1x\right)dx=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(u)\,du. Apply it with f(u)=1u2+4f(u)=\dfrac{1}{u^2+4} to evaluate ∫−∞∞x2(x2+1)2 dx\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\dfrac{x^2}{(x^2+1)^2}\,dx.