Answer
$ 3 \ln 2-\dfrac{3}{2}$
Work Step by Step
Re-arrange the given integral as follows:
$\int_{1}^{2} [\ln y ] dx=[y \ln y]_{1}^{2} - \int_{1}^{2} (1) dx$
This implies that
$[y \ln y]_{1}^{2} - \int_{1}^{2} (1) dx= 3 \ln 2-\dfrac{3}{2}$