How to do the following integral: ∫01xa−1log(x)dx where a≥0 ?
tearstreakdl
Answered question
2022-01-03
How to do the following integral:
where ?
Answer & Explanation
Jenny Sheppard
Beginner2022-01-04Added 35 answers
Call your integral . Then as long as . Now you need to solve the differential equation This is a very easy differential equation to solve, and the solution is where C is some constant. Now we ask, what is that constant? Notice that so we need , or rather . So we conclude that , as you suggested.
Edward Patten
Beginner2022-01-05Added 38 answers
We can utilize
combined with the substitution , to get