What is the integral of ln|x|?

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What would the integral of ln|x| be.
 
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Applying integration by parts which states

[tex]\int u\frac{dv}{dx}\,dx = uv - \int v \frac{du}{dx}\,dx[/tex]
[tex]u=ln(x)[/tex] and [tex]v=x[/tex] So [tex]\int ln(x)\,dx = xln(x) - \int x\frac{1}{x}\,dx = xln(x)-x+c[/tex]
 
I wouldn't have thought to use parts. Thanks, I appreciate it