Thread: Integration by parts

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I can't get the answers they give. I keep getting

(1) 1/2 x^2 lnx - 5x lnx - 1/4 x^2 + 5x + c

u=lnx
du=1/x dx

dv=x-5
v=x^2/2 - 5x

lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - int (x^2/2 -5x)(1/x) dx
lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - int (x/2 - 5) dx
lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - x^2/4 + 5x + C
1/2x^2 lnx - 5x lnx - 1/4 x^2 + 5x +C
What am I doing wrong?

Also this one has been giving me trouble
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I keep getting
2/3 x (x^2+6)^3/2 - 4/5(x^2+6)^5/2 + C

(2) int (2x^3) (x^2 + 6)^1/2
u=2x^3
du=6x^2 dx

dv= (x^2 + 6)^1/2
v=(x^2 + 6)^3/2
--------------
3x
2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - int ((x^2 + 6)^3/2 (6x^2)) /(3x)

2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - int (x^2 + 6)^3/2 (2x)
2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - 4/5 x (x^2 + 6)^5/2 + C
What am I doing wrong with this one?

Thank you very much for any help.

Originally Posted by bananasinpajamas

no.1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I can't get the answers they give. I keep getting

(1) 1/2 x^2 lnx - 5x lnx - 1/4 x^2 + 5x + c

u=lnx
du=1/x dx

dv=x-5
v=x^2/2 - 5x

lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - int (x^2/2 -5x)(1/x) dx
lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - int (x/2 - 5) dx
lnx (x^2/2 - 5x) - x^2/4 + 5x + C
1/2x^2 lnx - 5x lnx - 1/4 x^2 + 5x +C
What am I doing wrong?

Nothing. That's the answer. I think wherever you took the question from has got it wrong.

Maple and Wolfram both give 1/2x^2 lnx - 5x lnx - 1/4 x^2 + 5x as the answer.

Also this one has been giving me trouble
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I keep getting
2/3 x (x^2+6)^3/2 - 4/5(x^2+6)^5/2 + C

(2) int (2x^3) (x^2 + 6)^1/2
u=2x^3
du=6x^2 dx

dv= (x^2 + 6)^1/2
v=(x^2 + 6)^3/2
--------------
3x
2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - int ((x^2 + 6)^3/2 (6x^2)) /(3x)

2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - int (x^2 + 6)^3/2 (2x)
2/3 x (x^2 + 6)^3/2 - 4/5 x (x^2 + 6)^5/2 + C
What am I doing wrong with this one?

Thank you very much for any help.[/QUOTE]

for No.2

Avoiding integration by parts:



Let :



Again, let





now integrate and then substitute the values of v and u