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How to find the green area enter image description here

My attempt

Each area is $\pi r_n^2=\dfrac{4\pi}{\left(n^2+2\right)^2}$. We can approximate $\sum_1^\infty \dfrac{4\pi}{\left(n^2+2\right)^2}$ to be $\int_1^\infty \dfrac{4\pi}{\left(n^2+2\right)^2}dn$. Let us evaluate the indefinite integral $\int\dfrac{4\pi}{\left(n^2+2\right)^2}=4\pi\int\dfrac1{\left(n^2+2\right)^2}dn$ first.

We use a trig sub - let $n=\sqrt2\tan\theta\implies dn=\sqrt2\sec^2\theta~d\theta$. We end up with: \begin{align*} \int\dfrac1{\left(2\tan^2\theta+2\right)^2}~dn&=\int\dfrac1{4\left(\sec^2\theta\right)^2}~dn \\ &=\dfrac14\int\dfrac1{\sec^4\theta}\sqrt2\sec^2\theta~d\theta \\ &=\dfrac1{2\sqrt2}\int\dfrac1{\sec^2\theta}~d\theta \\ &=\dfrac1{2\sqrt2}\int\cos^2\theta~d\theta \\ &=\dfrac1{4\sqrt2}\int1+\cos(2\theta)~d\theta \\ &=\dfrac1{4\sqrt2}\left(\theta+\dfrac{\sin(2\theta)}2\right) \\ &=\dfrac1{8\sqrt2}(2\theta+\sin(2\theta)) \\ \theta&=\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac n{\sqrt2}\right) \\ I&=\dfrac1{8\sqrt2}\left(2\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac n{\sqrt2}\right)+\sin\left(2\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac n{\sqrt2}\right)\right)\right). \end{align*}

  • Why downvote ?? – Martin.s Mar 04 '24 at 10:04
  • i didnt downvote, but what is the question? – jimjim Mar 04 '24 at 10:08
  • also there is no motivation or source given – jimjim Mar 04 '24 at 10:09
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    @jimjim I'm new here, so maybe I don't know some things, but I've observed many questions without attempts, sources, or motivation still receiving answers. When someone asks about the motivation, there's no reply, yet these questions still get many upvotes. Not complaining, just an observation. – Martin.s Mar 04 '24 at 10:15
  • Haha , wait a while , you'll see correct answers that get downvoted or even deleted by force , good questions that get downvoted but when someone else asks the same question gets upvoted. What i said above is just general rules , but still even you do the right thing you can still punished. I stopped caring about up or down , right or or wrong , less stress. – jimjim Mar 04 '24 at 10:31
  • Almost the same issue here with interesting methods. – Jean Marie Mar 05 '24 at 19:35

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This is a special case of the Pappus chain, your equation for the area of the nth circle in the chain is correct, however this is not an integration problem but a summation one. The area is simply $\pi+8\pi\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(n^2+2)^2}\approx6.99796$