What is the antiderivative of (lnx)^2 / x^3?

1 Answer

int(lnx)^2/x^3dx=-((2(lnx)^2+2lnx+1))/(4x^2)

Explanation:

Let
y=(lnx)^2 /(x^3)

intydx=int(lnx)^2 /(x^3)dx
Let
t=lnx

e^t=x

e^2t=x^2

t^2=(lnx)^2

(dt)/dx=1/x

dt=1/xdx

intydx=int(lnx)^2 /(x^2)(1/xdx)

=intt^2/e^(2t)dt

intydx=intt^2e^(-2t)dt

integrating by parts

intudv=uv-intvdu

u=t^2

du=2tdt

dv=e^-2tdt

v=-1/2e^(-2t)

intt^2e^(-2t)dt=t^2(-1/2e^(-2t))-int(-1/2e^(-2t))(2tdt)

=-t^2/2e^(-2t)+intte^(-2t)dt

=-t^2/2e^(-2t)+I_1
where

I_1=intte^(-2t)dt

integrating by parts

intudv=uv-intvdu

u=t

du=dt

dv=e^(-2t)dt

v=-1/2e^(-2t)

intte^(-2t)dt=t(-1/2e^(-2t))-int(-1/2e^(-2t))dt

=-1/2te^(-2t)+1/2(-1/2)e^(-2t)

intte^(-2t)dt=-1/2te^(-2t)-1/4e^(-2t)

I_1=-1/2te^(-2t)-1/4e^(-2t)

intt^2e^(-2t)dt=-t^2/2e^(-2t)+I_1

intt^2e^(-2t)dt=-t^2/2e^(-2t)+(-1/2te^(-2t)-1/4e^(-2t))

intt^2e^(-2t)dt=-t^2/2e^(-2t)-1/2te^(-2t)-1/4e^(-2t)

intt^2e^(-2t)dt=-1/4(2t^2+2t+1)e^-2t

Replacing

t=lnx

e^(-2t)=1/x^2

int(lnx)^2/x^2(1/x)dx=-1/4(2(lnx)^2+2lnx+1)(1/x^2)

int(lnx)^2/x^3dx=-1/(4x^2)(2(lnx)^2+2lnx+1)

int(lnx)^2/x^3dx=-((2(lnx)^2+2lnx+1))/(4x^2)