# Math Help - Integration questions

1. ## Integration questions

2. Originally Posted by champrock
For the first one, let $t = a-s$ so the integral becomes

$S = -e^a \int_{a-1}^a \frac{e^{-s}}{s-a-1}\,ds$

or if your replace s with t in mine and then solve for the integral (note - you're missing a dt)

For the second, let $t = e^{x^2}$ (the hint is in how the limits of integration change) so the given integral becomes

$\alpha = \frac{1}{2} \int_e^{e^4} \frac{dt}{\sqrt{\ln t}}$

now we'll integrate by parts

$\frac{1}{2}\int_e^{e^4} \frac{t\,dt}{t\,\sqrt{\ln t}}$ with $u = t,\;dv = \frac{1}{t\,\sqrt{\ln t}}$

so

$\frac{1}{2} \int_e^{e^4} \frac{t\,dt}{t\,\sqrt{\ln t}} = \left. t \sqrt{\ln t}\right|_e^{e^4} - \int_e^{e^4} \sqrt{\ln t}\, dt = 2e^4 - e - \int_e^{e^4} \sqrt{\ln t}\, dt = \alpha$ and solve for your integral.

3. Hi

Got the first question.

can u please elaborate how t=e^x^2 becomes this:
$
\alpha = \frac{1}{2} \int_e^{e^4} \frac{dt}{\sqrt{\ln t}}
$

4. Originally Posted by champrock
Hi

Got the first question.

can u please elaborate how t=e^x^2 becomes this:
$
\alpha = \frac{1}{2} \int_e^{e^4} \frac{dt}{\sqrt{\ln t}}
$
$t = e^{x^2} \Rightarrow \frac{dt}{dx} = 2x e^{x^2} \Rightarrow dx = \frac{dt}{2x e^{x^2}}$.

Therefore $\int_1^2 e^{x^2} \, dx = \int_e^{e^4} \frac{ e^{x^2} dt}{2x e^{x^2}} = \frac{1}{2} \int_e^{e^4} \frac{dt}{x}$.

But $t = e^{x^2} \Rightarrow \ln t = x^2 \Rightarrow \sqrt{\ln t} = x$. Substitute this into the above.