Let $I = \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(1 - 2x + 4x^2),dx$
$I = \int_{0}^{1} \left(\cot^{-1}(2x-1) - \cot^{-1}(2x)\right),dx \quad ...(1)$
Applying King
$I = \int_{0}^{1} \left(-\cot^{-1}(2x-1) + \cot^{-1}(2x-2)\right),dx \quad ...(2)$
From (1) & (2)
$2I = \int_{0}^{1} \left(\cot^{-1}(2x-2) - \cot^{-1}(2x)\right),dx$
$= \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x-2),dx - \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x),dx$
Applying King
$= \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(-2x),dx - \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x),dx$
$= \int_{0}^{1} (\pi - \cot^{-1}(2x)),dx - \int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x),dx$
$= \int_{0}^{1} \pi,dx - 2\int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x),dx$
$= \pi - 2\int_{0}^{1} \cot^{-1}(2x),dx$
By parts
$I = \pi - 2\left[x\cot^{-1}(2x)\right]{0}^{1} + \int{0}^{1} \frac{2x}{1+4x^2},dx$
Let $1 + 4x^2 = t$
$8x,dx = dt$
$I = \pi - 2\cot^{-1}(2) + \frac{1}{4}\int_{1}^{5} \frac{dt}{t}$
$= \pi - 2\cot^{-1}(2) + \frac{1}{4}\ln 5$
$\Rightarrow 2I = 2\pi - 4\cot^{-1}(2) + \frac{1}{2}\ln 5$
Given $\int_{0}^{1} 4\cot^{-1}(1 - 2x + 4x^2),dx = 4I$
$= 2\left[2\pi - 4\cot^{-1}(2) + \frac{1}{2}\ln 5\right]$
$= 4\pi - 8\cot^{-1}(2) + \ln 5$
$\Rightarrow 2a + b = 8 + 1 = 9$