Integration by Parts

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$$\int_a^b u \, dv = \left[ u v \right]_a^b - \int_a^b v \, du$$
Definite version with boundary terms.
Question 1

If $$\int_{-\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\left(\frac{x^2\cos x}{1+\pi^x}+\frac{1+\sin^2x}{1+e^{\sin x^{2023}}}\right)dx=\frac{\pi}{4}(\pi+a)-2,$$ then the value of $$a$$ is:

Question 2

Let f(x) be a non-zero differentiable function on R satisfying the functional equation f(x + 1) = e.f(x) for all x in R, with f(0) = 1. If [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, evaluate the value of the definite integral:
$$I = \int_{0}^{2} [x] \cdot x \cdot f(x) \, dx$$

Question 3

Let a continuous function $$f(x)$$ satisfy the condition $$f(x) + f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) = \frac{\ln(1+x^2)}{x}$$ for all $$x > 0$$. If the value of the integral $$I = \int_{1/2}^{2} \frac{f(x)}{x} \, dx$$ can be written in the form $$\frac{a}{b}\ln 5 - c\ln 2 + \cot^{-1}\left(\frac{b}{a}\right)$$ where a, b are positive coprime integers, then $$ a^2 + b^2 + c^2$$ is 

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