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Evaluate $\int_{- \infty}^{\infty} \frac{x^2}{(x^2+a^2)(x^2+b^2)}dx$, a>0, b>0 using contour integration.
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Cconsider the contour C consisting of large semi circle and diameter on the real axis with centre at the origin lying in the upper half of the plane.
Consider $ \frac{z^2}{(z^2+a^2)(z^2+b^2)}$ , poles are given by putting $(z^2+a^2)(z^2+b^2) =0$ i.e. z = +ai, - ai ,+bi , -bi. Out of these poles z=ai, z=bi lie in upper half of the plane.
Residue at z= ai
$R_1 = lim_{z→ai} \ (z-ai) \frac{z^2}{(z-ai)(z+ai) (z^2+b^2)} = \frac{a}{2i (a^2-b^2)}$
Similarly,
Residue at z= bi
$R_2 = lim_{z→bi} \ (z-bi) \frac{z^2}{(z-bi)(z+bi) (z^2+a^2)} = \frac{(- b)}{2i (a^2-b^2)}$
$∫_{-∞}^∞ \frac{x^2}{(x^2+a^2)(x^2+b^2)} \ dx = 2πi[\frac{a}{2i (a^2-b^2)}+\frac{(- b)}{2i (a^2-b^2)}] = \frac{π}{(a+b)}$