Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - Review Exercises - Page 393: 18

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}{\left( {\ln x} \right)^2} + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{\ln \sqrt x }}{x}} dx \cr & {\text{Write }}\sqrt x {\text{ as }}{x^{1/2}} \cr & \int {\frac{{\ln {x^{1/2}}}}{x}} dx \cr & {\text{Using logarithmic properties}} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{{\ln x}}{x}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}u = \ln x,{\text{ }}du = \frac{1}{x}dx,{\text{ }}dx = xdu \cr & \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{{\ln x}}{x}} dx = \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{u}{x}} xdu \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int u du \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\left( {\frac{{{u^2}}}{2}} \right) + C \cr & = \frac{1}{4}{u^2} + C \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x \cr & = \frac{1}{4}{\left( {\ln x} \right)^2} + C \cr} $$
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