Exercise · ZW-INTEGRATION-BY-PARTS-004 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Compute \(\displaystyle\int \ln{\left(x \right)}\,dx\).
Choose one option.
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- D. \(x \ln{\left(x \right)} - x + C\)
Explanation
Choose \(u=\ln x,\ dv=dx\) and apply \(\int u\,dv=uv-\int v\,du\). The result is \(x \ln{\left(x \right)} - x + C\). Check: \((x \ln{\left(x \right)} - x)'=\ln{\left(x \right)}\).
Review the concept: Integration by parts
Integration by parts is a technique for integrating products of functions, derived from the product rule. It transforms \(\int u\,dv\) into \(uv-\int v\,du\).
\[\int u\,dv=uv-\int v\,du\]
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