Consider the definite integral The factor in the numerator makes a direct attack hopeless, since has no antiderivative that can be written down by the usual rules, and integration by parts only makes the integrand worse. Yet the value of is a short closed expression, with no special functions in it. Look closely at the interval of integration, and at how the denominator behaves on it, before you start any calculation. You may use . What is the value of ?
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