How do you integrate int sin(lnx) by integration by parts method?

1 Answer
Oct 8, 2016

Let I = int sin(lnx) dx

We need to decide (guess) whether to use sin(lnx)as u or dv. It turns out that either will work.

Method 1
Let u = sin(lnx) and dv = dx.

Then du = 1/x cos(lnx) dx and v = x

I = uv-intvdu

= xsin(lnx)-intcos(lnx) dx

Repeat with u = cos(lnx) and dv = dx,

so du = -1/xsin(lnx) and v = x.

I = xsin(lnx)-[ xcos(lnx)- int -sin(lnx) dx ]

so

I = xsin(lnx)- xcos(lnx)- underbrace(int sin(lnx) dx)_I

2I = xsin(lnx)- xcos(lnx)

I = 1/2( xsin(lnx)- xcos(lnx) )

Method 2

Let I = int sin(lnx) dx

In order to use sin(lnx) dx in dv, we'll need to be able to integrate dv.
We could use substitution if we had the derivative of lnx as a factor, so we'll introduce it.

I = int x sin(lnx) 1/x dx

Let u = x and dv = sin(lnx) 1/x dx.

Then du =dx and v = -cos(lnx)

I = uv-intvdu

= -xcos(lnx)+int cos(lnx) dx

We'll use parts again. (And we'll hope that it works. If it doesn't, we'll try something else.)

= -xcos(lnx)+int x cos(lnx) 1/x dx

Let u = x and dv = cos(lnx) 1/x dx.

Then du =dx and v = sin(lnx)

I = -xcos(lnx)+[xsin(lnx)-underbrace(intsin(lnx) dx)_I]

2I = -xcos(lnx)+xsin(lnx)

I = 1/2( xsin(lnx)- xcos(lnx) )