Paneer Definite Masala 5

Calculus Level 4

0 x ln x ( 1 + x 2 ) 2 d x \large \int_0^\infty \dfrac{x\ln x}{(1+x^2)^2}\, dx

The integral above has a closed form. Find the value of this closed form.

Give your answer to 3 decimal places.


The answer is 0.000.

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2 solutions

Kishore S. Shenoy
May 21, 2016

Let I = 0 x ln x ( 1 + x 2 ) 2 d x I = \int_0^\infty \dfrac{x\ln x}{(1+x^2)^2}\, dx

Substituting x = 1 t x=\dfrac 1t , d x = 1 t 2 d t \mathrm dx = \dfrac{-1}{t^2}\mathrm dt I = 0 1 t ln t ( t 2 + 1 ) 2 t 4 d t t 2 = 0 t ln t ( 1 + t 2 ) 2 d t = I \begin{aligned}I &= \int_\infty^0\dfrac 1t \dfrac{\ln t}{(t^2+1)^2}\dfrac{t^4\mathrm dt}{t^2}\\&=\int_\infty^0\dfrac{t\ln t}{(1+t^2)^2}\, dt\\&=-I\end{aligned}

Hence I = 0 I = 0

Moderator note:

Nice substitution. What is the motivation for it?

Ohh could not notice this . Applied by parts and found the exact closed form and then applied limits!

Just started Learning DI . Properties make problems easier! :)

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years ago

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Yeah! Let's roll

Kishore S. Shenoy - 5 years ago

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Why stated give your answer to 3 decimal places !!!😈😈😈😈

Akash aggrawal - 4 years, 11 months ago

Same here!

Atomsky Jahid - 5 years ago

I already Posted this question.

Rishabh Deep Singh - 5 years ago

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Sorry, I did not know.

Kishore S. Shenoy - 5 years ago

How was JEE Advanced?

Kishore S. Shenoy - 5 years ago

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It was Good.

Rishabh Deep Singh - 5 years ago

Substitute x=tan θ \text{Substitute x=tan}\theta , the integral turns I = 0 π 2 sin θ cos θ ln ( tan θ ) d θ \displaystyle \mathfrak{I}=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin\theta \cos\theta \ln(\tan\theta)d\theta .

By properties of definite integrals 0 a f ( x ) d x = 0 a f ( a x ) d x \displaystyle \int_{0}^{a} f(x)dx = \int_{0}^{a}f(a-x)dx ,

I = 0 π 2 sin θ cos θ ln ( tan θ ) d θ = 0 π 2 sin θ cos θ ln ( c o t θ ) d θ \displaystyle \mathfrak{I} = \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin\theta \cos\theta\ln(\tan\theta)d\theta = \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin\theta \cos\theta\ln(cot\theta)d\theta

2 I = 0 π 2 sin θ cos θ ( ln ( tan θ ) + ln ( cot θ ) ) d θ = 0 \displaystyle 2\mathfrak{I}=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin\theta \cos\theta(\ln(\tan\theta)+\ln(\cot\theta))d\theta = \boxed{0}

I did almost the same thing! You could actually use a substitution to make it very beautiful!

Kishore S. Shenoy - 5 years ago

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Yes almost same ! See I posted a problem inspired by you

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