Integration help?
u=ln 3x^2 du=6x/3x^2
On the right track, but before doing that simplify ln 3x^2
2x/x^2
2/x
good. du = 2/x . Do you see anything like du in the integral?
just the 1/x multiply by 1/2?
good. So now put in all the substitutions....
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits_{}^{} u\] right?
close. We have to be careful about the ln 3x^2....
\[\frac{ (\ln 3x^2)^2 }{ 4 }\]
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits_{}^{} \ln u\]?
im not sure
Sorry, I had to work it out myself. Your first attempt was good(remember the +C).
np
@legomyego180 Are you ready to continue?
Actually, you have got the correct answer. \((1/2)\int udu\)=(1/2)u^2/2=u^2/4=ln(3x^2)/4+C You started with the good substitution.
hmm if you notice I think we can set u to ln(3x^{2}) \[\int\limits \ln(3x^{2})*(\frac{ 1 }{ x })dx \]
Sorry guys, I've figured it out. All of the help is appreciated
\[u = \ln(3x^{2}) s = 3x^{2} =>\frac{ 1 }{ 3x^{2} }*(\frac{ ds }{ dx }) => \frac{ 6x }{ 3x^{2} }\] \[du = (\frac{ 2 }{ x })(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }) = \frac{ 1 }{ x }~dx \] \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits u~du\] \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \frac{ u^{2} }{ 2 }+C\]
which checks out to: \[\frac{ (\ln(3x^{2}))^{2} }{ 4 }+C\] had to do this myself too :)
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