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The discussion revolves around evaluating the integral of 25x²ln(x)dx, which involves integration techniques and potential substitutions.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss using integration by parts and substitutions, with one suggesting a double substitution approach. There is also a query about finding the antiderivative of e^(ln(4)x) and its relation to previous problems.

Discussion Status

Some participants have provided advice regarding substitution methods, while others express frustration over the complexity of the integral. There is a recognition of similar questions appearing in the forum, indicating a broader interest in the topic.

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Participants mention the challenge of the integral leading to what seems like an unending process, highlighting the difficulty of the problem. There is also a reference to previous threads discussing similar integrals.

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Homework Statement


evaluate the integral of 25x^2lnxdx



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First thing I did was set 25x^2 as D, then set lnx as I. Derivative of 25x^2 is 50x. The antiderivative of lnx is xlnx-x. Therefore it turned out to be something like...25x^2(xlnx-x)-integral of 50x(xlnx-x). Then i proceeded by finding the antiderivative of my second integral...but soon found out that its an unending process if this keeps going up. PLEASE HELP. ADVICE IS REALLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
 
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You need to use substitution twice. Start with In (x) as D
 
rootX said:
You need to use substitution twice. Start with In (x) as D

alright Ill try that, thanks for the advice. And by the way do you perhaps know the antiderivative of e^(ln(4)*x)? Because on this one certain problem i had to find the antiderivative of 4^x which i found to be e^(ln(4)*x) but i can't seem to know how to find the antiderivative of e^(ln(4)*x). Is it perhaps e^(ln(4)*x) all over ln(4)x?

thank you for taking your time to help me out. Really appreciate it.
 
Isn't this like the third thread out of 5 top ones that ask the same question?
 
MathNoob123 said:
First thing I did was set 25x^2 as D, then set lnx as I. Derivative of 25x^2 is 50x. The antiderivative of lnx is xlnx-x. Therefore it turned out to be something like...25x^2(xlnx-x)-integral of 50x(xlnx-x). Then i proceeded by finding the antiderivative of my second integral...but soon found out that its an unending process if this keeps going up. PLEASE HELP. ADVICE IS REALLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

There's a nice little trick here if you realize you have:

\int 25x^2\ln x dx=25x^2(x\ln x -x)-\int50x^2\ln x dx +\int 50x^2 dx

\implies \int 50x^2 \ln x dx+ \int 25x^2\ln x dx=3\int 25x^2\ln x dx=25x^2(x\ln x -x)+\int 50x^2 dx

\implies\int 25x^2\ln x dx=\frac{1}{3}\left(25x^2(x\ln x -x)+\int 50x^2 dx\right)
 

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