Fifty shades of integration?

Calculus Level 5

0 1 x 2 ( 1 x ) 4 ln ( 1 x ) d x \large \displaystyle \large \int_{0}^{1} x^{2} (1-x)^4 \ln \left(\frac{1}{x}\right ) \, dx

If the value of the integral above is equal to a b \dfrac ab , where a a and b b are coprime positive integers, find a + b a+b .


The answer is 4951.

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1 solution

Harsh Shrivastava
Feb 12, 2016

Great Problem and Solution.

Is there a generalization for 0 1 x n ( 1 x ) 2 n l n ( 1 x ) d x \displaystyle \large \int_{0}^{1}{x^n (1-x)^{2n} ln{\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}dx} ?

Rajdeep Dhingra - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Put (x-1) = n and (y-1) as 2n .

Harsh Shrivastava - 5 years, 4 months ago

Same method!

Aareyan Manzoor - 5 years, 4 months ago

fianlly solved it :D

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 4 months ago

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