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Leonard:

Evaluate xlnxdx

HesitantAlien:

Please explain

Ultrilliam:

Is there a image to go with this?

Nnesha:

\[\huge\rm \int\limits_{ }^{} x \cdot ln(x)~ dx\]

Ultrilliam:

You mean, you could make sense of that?

Nnesha:

u-sub will work u=something whose derivative is already inside the function

Nnesha:

yes i think so lol..

Nnesha:

let u =lnx \[\large\rm \color{blue}{u= \ln(x) } ~~~~~,~~~~ du=\frac{1}{x} \color{Red}{ dx}\] solve du=1/x dx for dx\[\large\rm dx = x~ du\] hmmm when we plugin x du for dx the other x will not cancel out so hmm try integration by parts

Nnesha:

integration parts: when we integrate two function (and when u -sub) doesn't work we apply the IBP formula \[\huge\rm u \cdot v - \int\limits_{}^{} v~ du \] `LIATE` is helpful to figure out which function will be the u L: logs I:Inverse trig A: algebraic (x, x^n ) T: Trig E: Exponential (e^x) so for example if we have to integrate ( trig times exponential ) functions u will be equal to trig because it comes first in the above list.

Nnesha:

integration by parts*

Nnesha:

\[\large\rm \int\limits_{ }^{} x \cdot \color{ReD}{\ln(x) }~~dx\] algebraic times log (according to `LIATE` log comes first in the list) therfore `u=lnx`\[\large\rm u = \ln x ~~~\] whatever left after picking the function for u is going to be the `dv` \[\large\rm dv= x ~~dx\] integrate dv to find v and take the derivative of u to find du and then plug these into the IBP formula

Ultrilliam:

*clap*

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