University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Definite Integral Substitutions and the Area Between Curves - Exercises - Page 337: 31

Answer

$$\int^{4}_{2}\frac{dx}{x(\ln x)^2}=\frac{1}{\ln2}-\frac{1}{\ln4}=\frac{1}{\ln4}$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int^{4}_{2}\frac{dx}{x(\ln x)^2}$$ We set $u=\ln x$, which means $$du=\frac{1}{x}dx$$ For $x=4$, we have $$u=\ln4$$ For $x=2$, we have $$u=\ln2$$ Therefore, $$A=\int^{\ln4}_{\ln2}\frac{1}{u^2}du=-\int^{\ln4}_{\ln2}-\frac{1}{u^2}du$$ $$A=-\frac{1}{u}\Big]^{\ln4}_{\ln2}$$ $$A=-\Big(\frac{1}{\ln4}-\frac{1}{\ln2}\Big)$$ $$A=\frac{1}{\ln2}-\frac{1}{\ln4}$$ $$A=\frac{1}{\ln4}$$
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