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OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Integration help?

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

u=ln 3x^2 du=6x/3x^2

OpenStudy (fwizbang):

On the right track, but before doing that simplify ln 3x^2

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

2x/x^2

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

2/x

OpenStudy (fwizbang):

good. du = 2/x . Do you see anything like du in the integral?

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

just the 1/x multiply by 1/2?

OpenStudy (fwizbang):

good. So now put in all the substitutions....

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits_{}^{} u\] right?

OpenStudy (fwizbang):

close. We have to be careful about the ln 3x^2....

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

\[\frac{ (\ln 3x^2)^2 }{ 4 }\]

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits_{}^{} \ln u\]?

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

im not sure

OpenStudy (fwizbang):

Sorry, I had to work it out myself. Your first attempt was good(remember the +C).

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

np

OpenStudy (mathmate):

@legomyego180 Are you ready to continue?

OpenStudy (mathmate):

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.

OpenStudy (photon336):

hmm if you notice I think we can set u to ln(3x^{2}) \[\int\limits \ln(3x^{2})*(\frac{ 1 }{ x })dx \]

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Sorry guys, I've figured it out. All of the help is appreciated

OpenStudy (photon336):

\[u = \ln(3x^{2}) s = 3x^{2} =>\frac{ 1 }{ 3x^{2} }*(\frac{ ds }{ dx }) => \frac{ 6x }{ 3x^{2} }\] \[du = (\frac{ 2 }{ x })(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }) = \frac{ 1 }{ x }~dx \] \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \int\limits u~du\] \[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \frac{ u^{2} }{ 2 }+C\]

OpenStudy (photon336):

which checks out to: \[\frac{ (\ln(3x^{2}))^{2} }{ 4 }+C\] had to do this myself too :)

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