3.20.30 \(\int \frac {(-4 b+a x^4) (b+a x^4)^{3/4}}{x^8 (4 b+a x^4)} \, dx\) [1930]

3.20.30.1 Optimal result
3.20.30.2 Mathematica [A] (verified)
3.20.30.3 Rubi [A] (verified)
3.20.30.4 Maple [A] (verified)
3.20.30.5 Fricas [C] (verification not implemented)
3.20.30.6 Sympy [F]
3.20.30.7 Maxima [F]
3.20.30.8 Giac [F]
3.20.30.9 Mupad [F(-1)]

3.20.30.1 Optimal result

Integrand size = 35, antiderivative size = 134 \[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\frac {\left (6 b-a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{42 b x^7}+\frac {3^{3/4} a^{7/4} \arctan \left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{b+a x^4}}\right )}{8 \sqrt {2} b}+\frac {3^{3/4} a^{7/4} \text {arctanh}\left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{b+a x^4}}\right )}{8 \sqrt {2} b} \]

output
1/42*(-a*x^4+6*b)*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)/b/x^7+1/16*3^(3/4)*a^(7/4)*arctan(1/2*3^ 
(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x*2^(1/2)/(a*x^4+b)^(1/4))*2^(1/2)/b+1/16*3^(3/4)*a^(7/4)*ar 
ctanh(1/2*3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x*2^(1/2)/(a*x^4+b)^(1/4))*2^(1/2)/b
 
3.20.30.2 Mathematica [A] (verified)

Time = 0.63 (sec) , antiderivative size = 134, normalized size of antiderivative = 1.00 \[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\frac {\left (6 b-a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{42 b x^7}+\frac {3^{3/4} a^{7/4} \arctan \left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{b+a x^4}}\right )}{8 \sqrt {2} b}+\frac {3^{3/4} a^{7/4} \text {arctanh}\left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{b+a x^4}}\right )}{8 \sqrt {2} b} \]

input
Integrate[((-4*b + a*x^4)*(b + a*x^4)^(3/4))/(x^8*(4*b + a*x^4)),x]
 
output
((6*b - a*x^4)*(b + a*x^4)^(3/4))/(42*b*x^7) + (3^(3/4)*a^(7/4)*ArcTan[(3^ 
(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x)/(Sqrt[2]*(b + a*x^4)^(1/4))])/(8*Sqrt[2]*b) + (3^(3/4)*a^ 
(7/4)*ArcTanh[(3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x)/(Sqrt[2]*(b + a*x^4)^(1/4))])/(8*Sqrt[2] 
*b)
 
3.20.30.3 Rubi [A] (verified)

Time = 0.33 (sec) , antiderivative size = 154, normalized size of antiderivative = 1.15, number of steps used = 9, number of rules used = 8, \(\frac {\text {number of rules}}{\text {integrand size}}\) = 0.229, Rules used = {1050, 27, 1053, 27, 902, 756, 216, 219}

Below are the steps used by Rubi to obtain the solution. The rule number used for the transformation is given above next to the arrow. The rules definitions used are listed below.

\(\displaystyle \int \frac {\left (a x^4-4 b\right ) \left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (a x^4+4 b\right )} \, dx\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 1050

\(\displaystyle \frac {\int \frac {4 a b \left (11 a x^4+2 b\right )}{x^4 \sqrt [4]{a x^4+b} \left (a x^4+4 b\right )}dx}{28 b}+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 27

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \int \frac {11 a x^4+2 b}{x^4 \sqrt [4]{a x^4+b} \left (a x^4+4 b\right )}dx+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 1053

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (-\frac {\int -\frac {126 a b^2}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b} \left (a x^4+4 b\right )}dx}{12 b^2}-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 27

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (\frac {21}{2} a \int \frac {1}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b} \left (a x^4+4 b\right )}dx-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 902

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (\frac {21}{2} a \int \frac {1}{4 b-\frac {3 a b x^4}{a x^4+b}}d\frac {x}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 756

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (\frac {21}{2} a \left (\frac {\int \frac {1}{2-\frac {\sqrt {3} \sqrt {a} x^2}{\sqrt {a x^4+b}}}d\frac {x}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}}{4 b}+\frac {\int \frac {1}{\frac {\sqrt {3} \sqrt {a} x^2}{\sqrt {a x^4+b}}+2}d\frac {x}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}}{4 b}\right )-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 216

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (\frac {21}{2} a \left (\frac {\int \frac {1}{2-\frac {\sqrt {3} \sqrt {a} x^2}{\sqrt {a x^4+b}}}d\frac {x}{\sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}}{4 b}+\frac {\arctan \left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}\right )}{4 \sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} b}\right )-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

\(\Big \downarrow \) 219

\(\displaystyle \frac {1}{7} a \left (\frac {21}{2} a \left (\frac {\arctan \left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}\right )}{4 \sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} b}+\frac {\text {arctanh}\left (\frac {\sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} x}{\sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{a x^4+b}}\right )}{4 \sqrt {2} \sqrt [4]{3} \sqrt [4]{a} b}\right )-\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{6 b x^3}\right )+\frac {\left (a x^4+b\right )^{3/4}}{7 x^7}\)

input
Int[((-4*b + a*x^4)*(b + a*x^4)^(3/4))/(x^8*(4*b + a*x^4)),x]
 
output
(b + a*x^4)^(3/4)/(7*x^7) + (a*(-1/6*(b + a*x^4)^(3/4)/(b*x^3) + (21*a*(Ar 
cTan[(3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x)/(Sqrt[2]*(b + a*x^4)^(1/4))]/(4*Sqrt[2]*3^(1/4)*a 
^(1/4)*b) + ArcTanh[(3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x)/(Sqrt[2]*(b + a*x^4)^(1/4))]/(4*Sq 
rt[2]*3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*b)))/2))/7
 

3.20.30.3.1 Defintions of rubi rules used

rule 27
Int[(a_)*(Fx_), x_Symbol] :> Simp[a   Int[Fx, x], x] /; FreeQ[a, x] &&  !Ma 
tchQ[Fx, (b_)*(Gx_) /; FreeQ[b, x]]
 

rule 216
Int[((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^2)^(-1), x_Symbol] :> Simp[(1/(Rt[a, 2]*Rt[b, 2]))*A 
rcTan[Rt[b, 2]*(x/Rt[a, 2])], x] /; FreeQ[{a, b}, x] && PosQ[a/b] && (GtQ[a 
, 0] || GtQ[b, 0])
 

rule 219
Int[((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^2)^(-1), x_Symbol] :> Simp[(1/(Rt[a, 2]*Rt[-b, 2]))* 
ArcTanh[Rt[-b, 2]*(x/Rt[a, 2])], x] /; FreeQ[{a, b}, x] && NegQ[a/b] && (Gt 
Q[a, 0] || LtQ[b, 0])
 

rule 756
Int[((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^4)^(-1), x_Symbol] :> With[{r = Numerator[Rt[-a/b, 2 
]], s = Denominator[Rt[-a/b, 2]]}, Simp[r/(2*a)   Int[1/(r - s*x^2), x], x] 
 + Simp[r/(2*a)   Int[1/(r + s*x^2), x], x]] /; FreeQ[{a, b}, x] &&  !GtQ[a 
/b, 0]
 

rule 902
Int[((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^(n_))^(p_)/((c_) + (d_.)*(x_)^(n_)), x_Symbol] :> Su 
bst[Int[1/(c - (b*c - a*d)*x^n), x], x, x/(a + b*x^n)^(1/n)] /; FreeQ[{a, b 
, c, d}, x] && NeQ[b*c - a*d, 0] && EqQ[n*p + 1, 0] && IntegerQ[n]
 

rule 1050
Int[((g_.)*(x_))^(m_)*((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^(n_))^(p_.)*((c_) + (d_.)*(x_)^(n_ 
))^(q_.)*((e_) + (f_.)*(x_)^(n_)), x_Symbol] :> Simp[e*(g*x)^(m + 1)*(a + b 
*x^n)^(p + 1)*((c + d*x^n)^q/(a*g*(m + 1))), x] - Simp[1/(a*g^n*(m + 1)) 
Int[(g*x)^(m + n)*(a + b*x^n)^p*(c + d*x^n)^(q - 1)*Simp[c*(b*e - a*f)*(m + 
 1) + e*n*(b*c*(p + 1) + a*d*q) + d*((b*e - a*f)*(m + 1) + b*e*n*(p + q + 1 
))*x^n, x], x], x] /; FreeQ[{a, b, c, d, e, f, g, p}, x] && IGtQ[n, 0] && G 
tQ[q, 0] && LtQ[m, -1] &&  !(EqQ[q, 1] && SimplerQ[e + f*x^n, c + d*x^n])
 

rule 1053
Int[((g_.)*(x_))^(m_)*((a_) + (b_.)*(x_)^(n_))^(p_.)*((c_) + (d_.)*(x_)^(n_ 
))^(q_.)*((e_) + (f_.)*(x_)^(n_)), x_Symbol] :> Simp[e*(g*x)^(m + 1)*(a + b 
*x^n)^(p + 1)*((c + d*x^n)^(q + 1)/(a*c*g*(m + 1))), x] + Simp[1/(a*c*g^n*( 
m + 1))   Int[(g*x)^(m + n)*(a + b*x^n)^p*(c + d*x^n)^q*Simp[a*f*c*(m + 1) 
- e*(b*c + a*d)*(m + n + 1) - e*n*(b*c*p + a*d*q) - b*e*d*(m + n*(p + q + 2 
) + 1)*x^n, x], x], x] /; FreeQ[{a, b, c, d, e, f, g, p, q}, x] && IGtQ[n, 
0] && LtQ[m, -1]
 
3.20.30.4 Maple [A] (verified)

Time = 0.69 (sec) , antiderivative size = 151, normalized size of antiderivative = 1.13

method result size
pseudoelliptic \(-\frac {\left (126 \arctan \left (\frac {3^{\frac {3}{4}} \sqrt {2}\, \left (a \,x^{4}+b \right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{3 a^{\frac {1}{4}} x}\right ) a^{2} \sqrt {2}\, x^{7}-63 \ln \left (\frac {\sqrt {2}\, 3^{\frac {1}{4}} a^{\frac {1}{4}} x +2 \left (a \,x^{4}+b \right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{-\sqrt {2}\, 3^{\frac {1}{4}} a^{\frac {1}{4}} x +2 \left (a \,x^{4}+b \right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}\right ) a^{2} \sqrt {2}\, x^{7}+16 a^{\frac {5}{4}} \left (a \,x^{4}+b \right )^{\frac {3}{4}} x^{4} 3^{\frac {1}{4}}-96 b \left (a \,x^{4}+b \right )^{\frac {3}{4}} 3^{\frac {1}{4}} a^{\frac {1}{4}}\right ) 3^{\frac {3}{4}}}{2016 x^{7} a^{\frac {1}{4}} b}\) \(151\)

input
int((a*x^4-4*b)*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)/x^8/(a*x^4+4*b),x,method=_RETURNVERBOSE)
 
output
-1/2016*(126*arctan(1/3*3^(3/4)/a^(1/4)/x*2^(1/2)*(a*x^4+b)^(1/4))*a^2*2^( 
1/2)*x^7-63*ln((2^(1/2)*3^(1/4)*a^(1/4)*x+2*(a*x^4+b)^(1/4))/(-2^(1/2)*3^( 
1/4)*a^(1/4)*x+2*(a*x^4+b)^(1/4)))*a^2*2^(1/2)*x^7+16*a^(5/4)*(a*x^4+b)^(3 
/4)*x^4*3^(1/4)-96*b*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)*3^(1/4)*a^(1/4))/x^7*3^(3/4)/a^(1/4)/ 
b
 
3.20.30.5 Fricas [C] (verification not implemented)

Result contains complex when optimal does not.

Time = 55.91 (sec) , antiderivative size = 593, normalized size of antiderivative = 4.43 \[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\frac {21 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} b x^{7} \log \left (\frac {18 \, \sqrt {3} {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {1}{4}} \sqrt {\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}} a^{2} b^{2} x^{3} + 8 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} \sqrt {a x^{4} + b} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} b^{3} x^{2} + 36 \, {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} a^{5} x + 3 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} {\left (7 \, a^{4} b x^{4} + 4 \, a^{3} b^{2}\right )} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{4 \, {\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )}}\right ) + 21 i \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} b x^{7} \log \left (-\frac {18 \, \sqrt {3} {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {1}{4}} \sqrt {\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}} a^{2} b^{2} x^{3} + 8 i \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} \sqrt {a x^{4} + b} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} b^{3} x^{2} - 36 \, {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} a^{5} x + 3 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} {\left (-7 i \, a^{4} b x^{4} - 4 i \, a^{3} b^{2}\right )} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{4 \, {\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )}}\right ) - 21 i \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} b x^{7} \log \left (-\frac {18 \, \sqrt {3} {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {1}{4}} \sqrt {\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}} a^{2} b^{2} x^{3} - 8 i \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} \sqrt {a x^{4} + b} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} b^{3} x^{2} - 36 \, {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} a^{5} x + 3 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} {\left (7 i \, a^{4} b x^{4} + 4 i \, a^{3} b^{2}\right )} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{4 \, {\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )}}\right ) - 21 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} b x^{7} \log \left (\frac {18 \, \sqrt {3} {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {1}{4}} \sqrt {\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}} a^{2} b^{2} x^{3} - 8 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} \sqrt {a x^{4} + b} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {3}{4}} b^{3} x^{2} + 36 \, {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} a^{5} x - 3 \, \left (\frac {27}{4}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}} {\left (7 \, a^{4} b x^{4} + 4 \, a^{3} b^{2}\right )} \left (\frac {a^{7}}{b^{4}}\right )^{\frac {1}{4}}}{4 \, {\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )}}\right ) - 16 \, {\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} {\left (a x^{4} - 6 \, b\right )}}{672 \, b x^{7}} \]

input
integrate((a*x^4-4*b)*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)/x^8/(a*x^4+4*b),x, algorithm="fricas 
")
 
output
1/672*(21*(27/4)^(1/4)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4)*b*x^7*log(1/4*(18*sqrt(3)*(a*x^4 + 
b)^(1/4)*sqrt(a^7/b^4)*a^2*b^2*x^3 + 8*(27/4)^(3/4)*sqrt(a*x^4 + b)*(a^7/b 
^4)^(3/4)*b^3*x^2 + 36*(a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*a^5*x + 3*(27/4)^(1/4)*(7*a^4*b*x 
^4 + 4*a^3*b^2)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4))/(a*x^4 + 4*b)) + 21*I*(27/4)^(1/4)*(a^7/b 
^4)^(1/4)*b*x^7*log(-1/4*(18*sqrt(3)*(a*x^4 + b)^(1/4)*sqrt(a^7/b^4)*a^2*b 
^2*x^3 + 8*I*(27/4)^(3/4)*sqrt(a*x^4 + b)*(a^7/b^4)^(3/4)*b^3*x^2 - 36*(a* 
x^4 + b)^(3/4)*a^5*x + 3*(27/4)^(1/4)*(-7*I*a^4*b*x^4 - 4*I*a^3*b^2)*(a^7/ 
b^4)^(1/4))/(a*x^4 + 4*b)) - 21*I*(27/4)^(1/4)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4)*b*x^7*log(- 
1/4*(18*sqrt(3)*(a*x^4 + b)^(1/4)*sqrt(a^7/b^4)*a^2*b^2*x^3 - 8*I*(27/4)^( 
3/4)*sqrt(a*x^4 + b)*(a^7/b^4)^(3/4)*b^3*x^2 - 36*(a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*a^5*x 
+ 3*(27/4)^(1/4)*(7*I*a^4*b*x^4 + 4*I*a^3*b^2)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4))/(a*x^4 + 4 
*b)) - 21*(27/4)^(1/4)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4)*b*x^7*log(1/4*(18*sqrt(3)*(a*x^4 + 
b)^(1/4)*sqrt(a^7/b^4)*a^2*b^2*x^3 - 8*(27/4)^(3/4)*sqrt(a*x^4 + b)*(a^7/b 
^4)^(3/4)*b^3*x^2 + 36*(a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*a^5*x - 3*(27/4)^(1/4)*(7*a^4*b*x 
^4 + 4*a^3*b^2)*(a^7/b^4)^(1/4))/(a*x^4 + 4*b)) - 16*(a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*(a* 
x^4 - 6*b))/(b*x^7)
 
3.20.30.6 Sympy [F]

\[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\int \frac {\left (a x^{4} - 4 b\right ) \left (a x^{4} + b\right )^{\frac {3}{4}}}{x^{8} \left (a x^{4} + 4 b\right )}\, dx \]

input
integrate((a*x**4-4*b)*(a*x**4+b)**(3/4)/x**8/(a*x**4+4*b),x)
 
output
Integral((a*x**4 - 4*b)*(a*x**4 + b)**(3/4)/(x**8*(a*x**4 + 4*b)), x)
 
3.20.30.7 Maxima [F]

\[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\int { \frac {{\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} {\left (a x^{4} - 4 \, b\right )}}{{\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )} x^{8}} \,d x } \]

input
integrate((a*x^4-4*b)*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)/x^8/(a*x^4+4*b),x, algorithm="maxima 
")
 
output
integrate((a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*(a*x^4 - 4*b)/((a*x^4 + 4*b)*x^8), x)
 
3.20.30.8 Giac [F]

\[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\int { \frac {{\left (a x^{4} + b\right )}^{\frac {3}{4}} {\left (a x^{4} - 4 \, b\right )}}{{\left (a x^{4} + 4 \, b\right )} x^{8}} \,d x } \]

input
integrate((a*x^4-4*b)*(a*x^4+b)^(3/4)/x^8/(a*x^4+4*b),x, algorithm="giac")
 
output
integrate((a*x^4 + b)^(3/4)*(a*x^4 - 4*b)/((a*x^4 + 4*b)*x^8), x)
 
3.20.30.9 Mupad [F(-1)]

Timed out. \[ \int \frac {\left (-4 b+a x^4\right ) \left (b+a x^4\right )^{3/4}}{x^8 \left (4 b+a x^4\right )} \, dx=\int -\frac {{\left (a\,x^4+b\right )}^{3/4}\,\left (4\,b-a\,x^4\right )}{x^8\,\left (a\,x^4+4\,b\right )} \,d x \]

input
int(-((b + a*x^4)^(3/4)*(4*b - a*x^4))/(x^8*(4*b + a*x^4)),x)
 
output
int(-((b + a*x^4)^(3/4)*(4*b - a*x^4))/(x^8*(4*b + a*x^4)), x)