How do you find the integral int_e^(e^4)dx/(x*sqrt(ln(x)))dx ?
1 Answer
Sep 6, 2014
Since dx has been placed twice, I'm going to assume that the equation should read
To integrate something by substitution (also known as the change-of-variable rule), we need to select a function
To find the integral of your function, we do the following:
- Let
u = ln(x) , then(du)/dx = 1/x - this is a standard derivative. - Substitute these two new functions into the equation:
int_e^(e^4)dx/(x*sqrt(ln(x))) = int_e^(e^4)1/(x*u)dx = int_e^(e^4)1/u*(du)/dxdx - Find new terminals - this is a crucial step, because we're changing the variable!
"When "x = e, u = ln(e) = 1 " and when "x=e^4, u = ln(e^4)=4 - Substitute these new terminals in, and "cancel out" the two
dx terms:
int_e^(e^4)1/u*(du)/dxdx = int_1^4(du)/u = int_1^4u^(-1)du - Integrate normally. The answer you get for this "new" integral will be exactly the same answer as the original integral.