Solve Integral w/ Log: $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{t^r\log t}dt$$

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The integral $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\log(t)t^{r}}dt$$ for $r \geq 2$ can be evaluated using integration by parts and substitutions. By letting $\log(t) = x$ and transforming the integral, it simplifies to $$\int_{\log(5)}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-x(r-1)}}{x}dx$$. This further reduces to the exponential integral $$E_1\left(\log(5)(r-1)\right)$$, which cannot be expressed in terms of elementary functions. The exponential integral is defined as $$E_n(x) = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-xt}}{t^n}dt$$.

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How can I solve (or evaluating) this integral $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\log\left(t\right)t^{r}}dt$$ with $r\geq 2$?
 
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Bibubo said:
How can I solve (or evaluating) this integral $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\log\left(t\right)t^{r}}dt$$ with $r\geq 2$?

I would expect you need to use integration by parts...
 
$$\int^\infty_5 \frac{1}{\log(t)\,t^r}\,dt$$

Let $\log(t) = x \implies \,t=e^x \,\,\,\,;dt=e^x \,dx$

$$\int^\infty_{\log(5)} \frac{e^{-x(r-1)}}{x}\,dt$$

Let $z= x(r-1) \,\, \implies dz = r-1\,dz$

$$\int^\infty_{\log(5)(r-1)} \frac{e^{-z}}{z}\,dz = E_1\left(\log(5)(r-1) \right)$$

Where the exponential integral is defined

$$E_n(x) = \int^\infty_1 \frac{e^{-xt}}{t^n}\,dt$$
 
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Bibubo said:
How can I solve (or evaluating) this integral $$\int_{5}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\log\left(t\right)t^{r}}dt$$ with $r\geq 2$?
The substitution $x = (r-1)\log t$ transforms this into the exponential integral $$\int_{(r-1)\log 5}^\infty \frac{e^{-x}}xdx$$, which cannot be expressed in terms of elementary functions.

Edit. Sorry, didn't see ZaidAlyafey's comment.
 
ZaidAlyafey said:
$$\int^\infty_5 \frac{1}{\log(t)\,t^r}\,dt$$

Let $\log(t) = x \implies \,t=e^x \,\,\,\,;dt=e^x \,dx$

$$\int^\infty_{\log(5)} \frac{e^{-x(r-1)}}{x}\,dt$$

Let $t= x(r-1) \,\, \implies dt = r-1\,dx$

$$\int^\infty_{\log(5)(r-1)} \frac{e^{-t}}{t}\,dt = E_1\left(\log(5)(r-1) \right)$$

Where the exponential integral is defined

$$E_n(x) = \int^\infty_1 \frac{e^{-xt}}{t^n}\,dt$$
Fantastic, I couldn't have come close. But as a general rule I wouldn't have used "t" as the integration variable in the second substitution. I know it's just a dummy variable but as we've already used it in the problem I find it to a point of potential confusion.

-Dan
 
topsquark said:
Fantastic, I couldn't have come close. But as a general rule I wouldn't have used "t" as the integration variable in the second substitution. I know it's just a dummy variable but as we've already used it in the problem I find it to a point of potential confusion.

-Dan

Thanks. I edited my post , I was already thinking about that :)
 

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