Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.2 Integration by Parts - 7.2 Exercises - Page 521: 47

Answer

$$\int {{{\ln }^n}x} dx = x{\ln ^n}x - n\int {{{\ln }^{n - 1}}xdx} $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {{{\ln }^n}x} dx \cr & {\text{substitute }}u = {\ln ^n}x,{\text{ }}du = n{\ln ^{n - 1}}x\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)dx \cr & du = \frac{{n{{\ln }^{n - 1}}x}}{x}dx \cr & dv = dx,{\text{ }}v = x \cr & {\text{applying integration by parts}} \cr & \int {udv} = uv - \int {vdu} \cr & {\text{, we have}} \cr & \int {{{\ln }^n}x} dx = \left( {{{\ln }^n}x} \right)\left( x \right) - \int {\left( x \right)\left( {n{{\ln }^{n - 1}}x\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)dx} \right)} \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & \int {{{\ln }^n}x} dx = x{\ln ^n}x - \int {n{{\ln }^{n - 1}}xdx} \cr & \int {{{\ln }^n}x} dx = x{\ln ^n}x - n\int {{{\ln }^{n - 1}}xdx} \cr} $$
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