Thread: Just another integration problem

integral (x^6)ln(x)dx

The thing is... I have the exam in 2 days and this is the main thing I am havin problems with!

I tried makin u=x^6
and then integratin by parts which didnt seem to work!

I ended up gettin (x^6)(lnx)-(6x^5)(lnx^2)
Is this completely wrong... do I continue to integrate... Is there another way to do this?

So another Idea I had was to make u=x^7
and then basically just sub it in! And then using log laws I get that the answer is this

1/49 int lnu du and I can go from there... but is that right and how do I know which to use... is it just trial and error?

Originally Posted by taryn

integral (x^6)ln(x)dx

The thing is... I have the exam in 2 days and this is the main thing I am havin problems with!

I tried makin u=x^6
and then integratin by parts which didnt seem to work!

I ended up gettin (x^6)(lnx)-(6x^5)(lnx^2)
Is this completely wrong... do I continue to integrate... Is there another way to do this?

substitute lnx = t

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Malay

Originally Posted by taryn

integral (x^6)ln(x)dx

The thing is... I have the exam in 2 days and this is the main thing I am havin problems with!

I tried makin u=x^6
and then integratin by parts which didnt seem to work!

I ended up gettin (x^6)(lnx)-(6x^5)(lnx^2)
Is this completely wrong... do I continue to integrate... Is there another way to do this?

Use integration by parts:

ahh cool! I got the same answer doin it the other way as well but this way seems just a little bit easier! Thanks for all your help! I really appreciate it!