How do you integrate int(lnx)^2/x by integration by parts method?

3 Answers
Feb 3, 2017

int (lnx)^2/xdx = (lnx)^3/3+C

Explanation:

Integration by parts is not the best way to solve this integral.
As d(lnx) = dx/x we can substitute:

y=lnx

dy = (dx)/x

and have:

int (lnx)^2/xdx = int y^2dy = y^3/3+C = (lnx)^3/3+C

Feb 3, 2017

I got: 1/3(ln(x))^3+c

Explanation:

We have:
int(ln(x))^2/xdx=int1/x(ln(x))^2dx= by parts:
ln(x)(ln(x))^2-intln(x)*2ln(x)*1/xdx=
=(ln(x))^3-2int(ln(x))^2/xdx
so that basically we have that:

int(ln(x))^2/xdx=(ln(x))^3-2int(ln(x))^2/xdx

now a trick...
take the last integral to the left of the equal sign as in a normal equation:
int(ln(x))^2/xdx+2int(ln(x))^2/xdx=(ln(x))^3
add the two integrals and rearrange:
3int(ln(x))^2/xdx=(ln(x))^3
int(ln(x))^2/xdx=1/3(ln(x))^3+c

Feb 3, 2017

int(lnx)^2/xdx=1/3(lnx)^3+C

Explanation:

I=int(lnx)^2/xdx

Integration by parts is not necessary. The quickest way to do this is with the substitution u=lnx which implies that du=1/xdx. Then:

I=int(lnx)^2(1/xdx)=intu^2du=1/3u^3=1/3(lnx)^3+C

We can do integration by parts, however, letting:

{(u=(lnx)^2,=>,du=(2lnx)/xdx),(dv=1/xdx,=>,v=lnx):}

Then:

I=uv-intvdu

I=(lnx)^3-2int(lnx)^2/xdx

This is the original integral:

I=(lnx)^3-2I

3I=(lnx)^3

I=1/3(lnx)^3+C