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need help integrating this have tried to do this but keep getting stuck due to the whole square in the fraction. Do keep in mind that I have recently started integration and only know the basic methods.

$$\int\frac{(1 - x)^2 \mathrm e^x}{(1 + x^2)^2} \; \mathrm d x$$

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    this integral can not be expressed by known elementary functions – 2017-02-17
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    @Dr.SonnhardGraubner you sure about that? I'm pretty sure the answer to this question show that there *is* a solution in elementary functions – 2017-02-17

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$$\int\frac{(1 - x)^2 \ e^x}{(1 + x^2)^2} \; d x\\ \int\frac{(1 + x^2 - 2x) \ e^x}{(1 + x^2)^2} \; d x\\ \int\frac{e^x}{(1 + x^2)} \; d x +\int\frac{- 2x \ e^x}{(1 + x^2)^2} \; d x $$

Tackling the integral on the left first.

$$\int\frac{e^x}{(1 + x^2)} \; d x$$

Integration by parts

$u = (1+x^2)^{-1} ;du = -2x (1+x^2)^{-2} dx\\ dv = e^x dx ; v = e^x$

$$\frac {e^x}{(1+x^2)} + \int \frac {2x e^x}{(1+x^2)^2} dx$$

And this remaining integral cancels.

$$\frac {e^x}{(1+x^2)} + C$$

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If you write it as $$\frac {(1+x^2)e^x-2xe^x}{(1+x^2)^2}$$ then you can recognise this as the derivative, using the Quotient Rule, of $$\frac{e^x}{1+x^2}$$