Primitive of Logarithm of x/Corollary

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Corollary to Primitive of $\map \ln x$

$\ds \int \map \ln {1 - x} \rd x = \paren {x - 1} \map \ln {1 - x} - x + C$


Proof

Let $z = \paren {1 - x}$.

\(\ds z\) \(=\) \(\ds 1 - x\)
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) \(\ds \d z\) \(=\) \(\ds - \rd x\)
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) \(\ds \int \map \ln {1 - x} \rd x\) \(=\) \(\ds -\int \map \ln z \rd z\) Integration by Substitution: $z = 1 - x$
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds - \paren {z \ln z - z} + C\) Primitive of Logarithm of x
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds - z \ln z + z + C\)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds -\paren {1 - x} \map \ln {1 - x} + \paren {1 - x} + C\)
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \paren {x - 1} \map \ln {1 - x} - x + C\)

$\blacksquare$