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Rewrite in the required form. Multiply numerator and denominator inside by 3:
34−3x25x=34−3x253x.
So one valid form is
f(x)=αtan−1(4−3x2βx)+C
with
α=153,β=353.
Then
α2=2253=751,β2=925⋅3=325.
Thus
α2+β2=751+325=751+625=75626,
which is not an integer.
So the intended form in the question is almost certainly the standard one without irrational coefficients split awkwardly. Let us instead derive by direct differentiation the cleaner representation:
Assume
f(x)=αtan−1(4−3x2βx)+C.
Let
u=4−3x2βx.
Then
ν′=β⋅(4−3x2)3/24.
Also,
1+ν2=1+4−3x2β2x2=4−3x24+(β2−3)x2.
Hence
dxdtan−1(ν)=1+ν2ν′=4−3x2[4+(β2−3)x2]4β.
Therefore,
f′(x)=α⋅4−3x2[4+(β2−3)x2]4β.
We want this equal to
(3+4x2)4−3x21.
So
α⋅4+(β2−3)x24β=3+4x21.
Matching denominators gives
4+(β2−3)x2=k(3+4x2)
for some constant k, and numerator gives
4αβ=k1.
From constant term,
4=3k⇒k=34.
Then from x2 coefficient,
β2−3=4k=316⇒β2=325.
Also,
4αβ=43⇒αβ=163.
Using β=35,
α=163⋅53=8033,
which is inconsistent with the earlier exact antiderivative, showing that the question statement as transcribed is incomplete/misprinted regarding the exact required form of α,β.
Since the stored answer is 28, the intended standard answer is likely obtained from a cleaner equivalent form such as
f(x)=471tan−1(4−3x227x)+C,
or a similar misprinted variant, for which α2+β2 can become an integer. But for the given integrand, the exact derivation does not yield 28.
Therefore, based on the actual calculus, the stored answer appears inconsistent with the provided question text.