Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 7: Transcendental Functions - Practice Exercises - Page 440: 61

Answer

$\frac{1}{3}\left( {{{\left( {\ln 4} \right)}^3} - {{\left( {\ln 2} \right)}^3}} \right)=\dfrac{7\ln^3{2}}{3}$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_1^3 {\frac{{{{\left( {\ln \left( {v + 1} \right)} \right)}^2}}}{{v + 1}}} dv \cr & {\text{Use substitution:}}\cr &{\text{Let }}u = \ln \left( {v + 1} \right),{\text{ so that }}du = \frac{1}{{v + 1}}dv \cr & {\text{The new limits on }}u{\text{ are found as follows}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{If }}v = 3,{\text{ then }}u = \ln \left( {3 + 1} \right) = \ln 4 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{If }}v = 1,{\text{ then }}u = \ln \left( {1 + 1} \right) = \ln 2 \cr & {\text{Then}} \cr & \int_1^3 {\frac{{{{\left( {\ln \left( {v + 1} \right)} \right)}^2}}}{{v + 1}}} dv = \int_{\ln 2}^{\ln 4} {\frac{{{{\left( u \right)}^2}}}{{v + 1}}} \left( {v + 1} \right)du \cr & = \int_{\ln 2}^{\ln 4} {{u^2}} du \cr & {\text{integrate}} \cr & = \left( {\frac{{{u^3}}}{3}} \right)_{\ln 2}^{\ln 4} \cr & {\text{use the fundamental theorem of calculus }}\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx = F\left( b \right) - F\left( a \right).\,\,\,\,\left( {{\text{see page 281}}} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{3}\left( {{{\left( {\ln 4} \right)}^3} - {{\left( {\ln 2} \right)}^3}} \right) \cr} $$
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