What is int xln(2x)xln(2x)?

1 Answer

1/2 x^2 ln(2x) - 1/4 x^212x2ln(2x)14x2

Explanation:

I would use "integration by parts" to solve this one.

The rule goes as follows:
int f(x) g'(x) "d"x = f(x) g(x) - int f'(x) g(x) "d"x

So, out of the product x * ln(2x) you need to pick one of the factors to differentiate and one to integrate. If ln is one of your factors, it is usually a good bet to choose this factor to be differentiated.

So, I would pick f(x) = ln(2x) and g'(x) = x.

Now, differentiate f(x) and integrate g(x) to compute f'(x) and g(x):
f(x) = ln(2x) => f'(x) = 1/(2x) * 2 = 1/x
g'(x) = x => g(x) = 1/2 x^2

Now, apply the rule:
int x ln(2x) "d"x
= ln(2x) * 1/2 x^2 - int 1/2 x^2 * 1 / x "d"x
= 1/2 x^2 ln(2x) - int 1/2 x "d"x
= 1/2 x^2 ln(2x) - 1/2 (1/2x^2)
= 1/2 x^2 ln(2x) - 1/4 x^2

I hope that this helped!