How do you integrate int sqrtxlnx by integration by parts method?

1 Answer
Jan 29, 2017

intsqrt(x)ln(x)dx=2/3x^(3/2)(ln(x)-2/3)+C

Explanation:

Using integration by parts:

Let u = ln(x) => du = 1/xdx
and dv = x^(1/2)dx => v = 2/3x^(3/2)

Using the integration by parts formula intudv = uv-intvdu

intsqrt(x)ln(x)dx = intln(x)x^(1/2)dx

=2/3x^(3/2)ln(x)-int2/3x^(3/2)*1/xdx

=2/3x^(3/2)ln(x)-2/3intx^(1/2)dx

=2/3x^(3/2)ln(x)-2/3(2/3x^(3/2))+C

=2/3x^(3/2)(ln(x)-2/3)+C