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Context $\begin{align} K(k)=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{dt}{\sqrt{1-k^2\sin^2t}}\tag{1} \end{align}$ and $\begin{align} E(k)=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\sqrt{1-k^2\sin^2t}dt\tag{2} \end{align}$ the complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kind respectively. I have a proof of: $\begin{align}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{E(\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+8}})}{\sqrt{8-7x^2-x^4}}dx=\frac{1}{3}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{1+\cos^2x}}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}{\sqrt{1+\cos^2x}}dx\tag{3} \end{align}$. But it uses series expansions that I want to avoid. The way I have to get $(3)$ is proving first that: $\begin{align} \int_{0}^{\pi/2}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\frac{dkdx}{\left(\sin^2{k}\sin^2{x}+8 \right)^{3/2}}=\frac{E(k_{1})K(k_{1})}{24\pi^2}\\=\frac{1}{96\pi}+\frac{\Gamma(\frac{1}{4})^4}{768\pi^3}.\tag{4} \end{align}$ where $k_{1}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$. Then integrating on the left hand of $(4)$ we arrive to the left hand of $(3)$.

Question
Can we prove $(3)$ in another way in the sense that we can arrive to it making only integral manipulations?

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  • $\begingroup$ Are you sure about the result of $(3)$ ? Could you try Wolfran Alpha and post what it will spit. Take care about notaions with elliptic integrals. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 24 at 9:48
  • $\begingroup$ @ClaudeLeibovici if you want to verify numerically set in Wolfram convention $\int_{0}^{1}\frac{E(\frac{x^2}{x^2+8})dt}{\sqrt{8-7x^2-x^4}}$ wolframalpha.com/… and wolframalpha.com/… $\endgroup$
    – User
    Commented Apr 24 at 10:24
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    $\begingroup$ Using Mathematica notation $$\int_0^1 \sqrt{1-k^2 \sin ^2(t)}\,dt=E\left(1\left|k^2\right.\right)$$ The $1$ changes a lot of things. This is why I was asking. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 24 at 11:27
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    $\begingroup$ See les-mathematiques.net/vanilla/discussion/2337454/… $\endgroup$
    – user1313975
    Commented Apr 24 at 22:21

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