# Math Help - integration by parts

1. ## integration by parts

use integration by parts to find the integral of ln(x+1) dx
any help would be appreciated

2. $\int ln(1+x)dx=\int1.ln(1+x)dx$

Let $u=ln(1+x)$ and $dv=1$

Then $du=\frac{1}{1+x}$ and $v=x$

$xln(1+x)- \int x \frac{1}{1+x}dx=xln(1+x)- \int 1dx=xln(1+x)-x+C$

3. Don't forget the absolute value.

4. how does the integral of x/(x+1) become the integral of 1??
thanks

5. because when you let $u=x$ and $dv=\frac{1}{1+x}=(1+x)^{-1}$, $du=1$ and $v=(1+x)^0=1$

6. Whoah! Careful now.

You could split

$
\frac{x}{x+1}
$

into

$
1 - \frac{1}{x+1}
$

and have

$
I = x\ \ln(x+1) - \int (\ 1 - \frac{1}{1+x}\ )\ dx
$

$
\ \ =x\ \ln(1+x) - x + \ln(x+1)+C
$

which is fine.

But here's a short cut - notice that one integral of 1 is x + 1, and choose u = x+1 for du = 1.

I.e.

$
I = (x+1)\ \ln(x+1) - \int (x+1)\ \frac{1}{x+1}\ dx
$

$
= (x+1)\ \ln(x+1) - \int (1)\ dx
$

$
\ \ = (x+1)\ \ln(x+1) - x + C
$

Picture shortly...

7. Don't integrate - balloontegrate!

Balloon Calculus: worked examples from past papers