Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Integration by Parts - 7.1 Exercises - Page 477: 44

Answer

$\displaystyle \int f(x)=\frac{2}{25}x^{5/2}(5\ln x-2)+C$ Reasonable, because $f(x)$ behaves as $F'(x)$ should.

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^{3/2}\ln x$ $I=\displaystyle \int f(x)dx$ = by parts, $\displaystyle \left[\begin{array}{ll} u=\ln x & dv=x^{3/2}dx\\ & \\ du=\frac{dx}{x} & v=\frac{2}{5}x^{5/2} \end{array}\right],\quad\int udv=uv-\int vdu$ $I==\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}x^{5/2}\ln x-\int\frac{2}{5}x^{5/2}\cdot\frac{dx}{x}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}x^{5/2}\ln x-\frac{2}{5}\int x^{3/2}dx$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}x^{5/2}\ln x-\frac{2}{5}(\frac{2}{5}x^{5/2})+C$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}x^{5/2}\ln x-\frac{4}{25}x^{5/2}+C$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{25}x^{5/2}(5\ln x-2)+C$ Graphing (F is blue, f is red, C=0) we recognize the characteristics of $f(x)=F'(x)$: As $F$ decreases (from the left towards $x=1,\ f$ (the derivative) is negative. When F reaches its minimum, f is zero, changing from negative to positive. As F rises, f is positive. So, the answer is reasonable.
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