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show that $$\int_{[0,\dfrac{\pi}{4}]^n}\dfrac{dx_{1}dx_{2}\cdots dx_{n}}{\sqrt{1+\sec^2{x_{1}}+\sec^2{x_{2}}+\cdots+\sec^2{x_{n}}}}=\dfrac{\pi^n(n!)^2}{(2n+1)!}$$

first I see this problem I want use $\sec{x_{i}}=y_{i}$,But follow is very ugly,maybe this idea works.

this problem is my friends ask me this not key,I hope this problem is solve is key

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We'll do this by induction. For $n=1$ we have: $$\int_0^{\pi/4}\frac{\cos x}{\sqrt{1+\cos^2x}} \:dx=\frac{\pi}{6}$$ I'm sure you can handle this so I'll omit the details. Now suppose it's true for $n$ and let's prove it for $n+1.$ We have: $$\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n+1}} \frac{dx_1...dx_{n+1}}{\sqrt{1+\sum_{i=1}^{n+1}\sec^2x_i}}=\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n}} dx_1...dx_n\int_0^{\pi/4}\frac{dx_{n+1}}{\sqrt{(1+C)+\frac{1}{\cos^2 x_{n+1}}}{}}$$ Where $C=\sum_{i=1}^{n} \sec^2{x_i}$.Rewriting it: $$\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n}} dx_1...dx_n\int_0^{\pi/4}\frac{\cos x_{n+1}\:dx_{n+1}}{\sqrt{(1+C)\cos^2 x_{n+1}+1}}$$ Using $\cos^2x_{n+1}=1-\sin^2 x_{n+1}$ we have: $$\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n}} dx_1...dx_n\int_0^{\pi/4}\frac{\cos x_{n+1}\:dx_{n+1}}{\sqrt{(2+C)-(1+C)\sin^2 x_{n+1}}}$$ Now using the substitution $\sin x_{n+1}=u \implies \cos x_{n+1} \:dx_{n+1}=du$ the integrals become: $$\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n}} \frac{dx_1...dx_n}{\sqrt{1+C}}\int_0^{\sqrt 2/2} \frac{du}{\sqrt{\frac{2+C}{1+C}-u^2}}$$ This equals: $$\int_{[0,\frac{\pi}{4}]^{n}}\arcsin\bigg(\sqrt{\frac{1+C}{2+C}}\frac{\sqrt 2}{2}\bigg) \frac{dx_1...dx_n}{\sqrt{1+C}}$$ I'm confident this can be reduced to the form desired, but now I've got to go.