#inte^x * lnx dx#?

1 Answer
Jan 20, 2018

#color(blue)(e^x*ln(x)-Ei(x)+C)#, where

#color(blue)(Ei(x)# represents the exponential integral

#color(green)(int_(-oo)^x x^t/t dt)#

Explanation:

Given:

#color(brown)(int " "e^xln(x) " "dx)# ... Expression.1

Integration by Parts: #color(green)(int " " f*g' = fg - int" "f'g)#

We will integrate by parts

Referring to our problem, we have

#color(brown)(f=ln(x) and g = e^x" "#

While solving our problem,

we will consider the following known results in Calculus:

#color(brown)(f' = 1/x and g' = e^x)# and

#color(brown)(int " "e^x dx = e^x + C)#

Now, we can write our Expression.1 as

#ln(x)*e^x - int " "[1/x*e^x]" " dx#

#rArr e^x*ln(x) - int " "e^x/x * dx# ... Expression.2

#color(brown)(--------------------)#

Note:

#color(blue)(Ei(x)# represents the exponential integral

#color(green)(int_(-oo)^x x^t/t dt)#

For #color(red)(x>0,# the integral #color(red)(Ei(x)# is interpreted as Cauchy Principal Value

#color(brown)(--------------------)#

We will use the above note on #color(red)(Ei(x))# in writing our final solution

We rewrite our ... Expression.2 as

#color(blue)(e^x*ln(x)-Ei(x)+C)#

Hope you find this solution useful.