TITLE: Compute integral $\int_1^3\frac{\ln x}{x^2+3}\ dx $
QUESTION [6 upvotes]: How to solve the integral $$\int_1^3\dfrac{\ln x}{x^2+3}\ dx\ ?$$ 

I was thinking of substituting $t=\ln x$ and then factor one $x$ out,is it correct?

REPLY [2 votes]: $\newcommand{\bbx}[1]{\,\bbox[8px,border:1px groove navy]{\displaystyle{#1}}\,}
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\begin{align}
\int_{1}^{3}{\ln\pars{x} \over x^{2} + 3}\,\dd x &
\,\,\,\stackrel{x/\root{3}\ \mapsto\ x}{=}\,\,\,
{\root{3} \over 3}
\int_{\root{3}/3}^{\root{3}}{\ln\pars{\root{3}x} \over x^{2} + 1}\,\dd x
\\[1cm] & =
{\root{3} \over 3}\,\ln\pars{\root{3}}
\int_{\root{3}/3}^{\root{3}}{\dd x \over x^{2} + 1}
\\[3mm] & +
{\root{3} \over 6}\bracks{%
\int_{\root{3}/3}^{\root{3}}{\ln\pars{x} \over x^{2} + 1}\,\dd x
+
\int_{\root{3}/3}^{\root{3}}{\ln\pars{x} \over x^{2} + 1}\,\dd x}
\\[1cm] & =
{\root{3}\ln\pars{3} \over 6}\bracks{\arctan\pars{\root{3}} - \arctan\pars{\root{3} \over 3}}
\\[3mm] & +
{\root{3} \over 6}\ \underbrace{\bracks{%
\int_{\root{3}/3}^{\root{3}}{\ln\pars{x} \over x^{2} + 1}\,\dd x
+
\int_{3/\root{3}}^{1/\root{3}}{\ln\pars{1/x} \over 1/x^{2} + 1}
\pars{-\,{1 \over x^{2}}}\,\dd x}}_{\ds{=\ 0}}
\\[1cm] & =
{\root{3}\ln\pars{3} \over 6}\pars{{\pi \over 3} - {\pi \over 6}} =
\bbx{{\root{3}\ln\pars{3} \over 36}\,\pi}
\end{align}