Primitive of x by Logarithm of x/Proof 2
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Theorem
- $\ds \int x \ln x \rd x = \frac {x^2} 2 \paren {\ln x - \frac 1 2} + C$
Proof
From Primitive of $x^m \ln x$:
- $\ds \int x^m \ln x \rd x = \frac {x^{m + 1} } {m + 1} \paren {\ln x - \frac 1 {m + 1} } + C$
The result follows by setting $m = 1$.
$\blacksquare$