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Note that ∫ 0 1 ln t ln ( 1 − t ) d t = − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 1 ∫ 0 1 t n ln t d t = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) 2 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n 1 − n + 1 1 − ( n + 1 ) 2 1 ) = 1 − n = 2 ∑ ∞ n 2 1 = 2 − 6 1 π 2 and hence F ( a ) = ∫ 0 a ln x ln ( a − x ) d x = a ∫ 0 1 ln ( a t ) ln ( a ( 1 − t ) ) d t = a ∫ 0 1 [ ln a + ln t ] [ ln a + ln ( 1 − t ) ] d t = a [ ( ln a ) 2 + ( ln a ) ∫ 0 1 ln t d t + ( ln a ) ∫ 0 1 ln ( 1 − t ) d t + ∫ 0 1 ln t ln ( 1 − t ) d t ] = a [ ( ln a ) 2 − 2 ln a + 2 − 6 1 π 2 ] which makes F ′ ( a ) = ( ln a ) 2 − 6 1 π 2 and so the turning point of F occurs when a = e 6 π , making the answer 6 .