Reflect on Euler

Calculus Level 5

If

0 1 ( ln x ) 2 x 1 [ x 1 / 3 x 2 / 3 ] d x \int\limits_0^1 \frac{(\ln x)^2}{x-1}\left[ x^{-1/3} - x^{-2/3} \right]\,\mathrm dx

can be expressed in the form A π n B C \dfrac{A\pi^n}{B\sqrt{C}} , where A , B , C A,B,C and n n are positive integers with A A and B B coprime as well as C C squarefree, then find A + B + C + n A+B+C+n .


The answer is 17.

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1 solution

Kartik Sharma
Nov 18, 2015

First observe that digamma function is

ψ 0 ( n + 1 ) = 0 1 1 x n 1 x d x \displaystyle \psi_0(n+1) = \int_0^1{\frac{1-x^n}{1-x} \ dx}

Now, take 2 derivatives,

ψ 2 ( n + 1 ) = 0 1 ln 2 ( x ) x n x 1 d x \displaystyle \psi_2(n+1) = \int_0^1{\frac{\ln^2(x) x^n}{x - 1} \, dx}

Now, our problem is

0 1 ln 2 ( x ) x 1 / 3 x 2 / 3 x 1 d x \displaystyle \int_0^1{\ln^2(x) \frac{x^{-1/3} - x^{-2/3}}{x-1} \, dx}

Using our above result,

= ψ 2 ( 1 1 3 ) ψ 2 ( 1 1 3 ) \displaystyle = \psi_2\left(1-\frac{1}{3}\right) - \psi_2\left(1-\frac{1}{3}\right)

= ψ 2 ( 2 3 ) ψ 2 ( 1 3 ) \displaystyle = \psi_2 \left(\frac{2}{3}\right) - \psi_2\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)

Now, using Reflection formula ψ n ( 1 z ) + ( 1 ) n + 1 ψ n ( z ) = ( 1 ) n π d n d z n ( cot ( π z ) ) \displaystyle \psi_n(1-z) + (-1)^{n+1}\psi_n(z) = (-1)^n \pi \dfrac{d^n}{dz^n}\left(\cot(\pi z)\right) ,

= ( 1 ) 2 π d 2 d z 2 ( cot ( π z ) ) = π ( 2 π 2 cot ( π z ) csc 2 ( π z ) ) z = 1 / 3 \displaystyle = (-1)^2 \pi \dfrac{d^2}{dz^2}\left(\cot(\pi z)\right) = \pi \left(2\pi^2 \cot(\pi z) \csc^2(\pi z)\right)|_{z=1/3}

= 8 π 3 3 3 \displaystyle = \dfrac{8\pi^3}{3\sqrt{3}}

More or less the correct solution.

Jake Lai - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Exactly, now I understand why. It was one of the worst solutions I've ever written. I have edited it now. @Jake Lai Check out now!

Kartik Sharma - 5 years, 6 months ago

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I actually went about it the other way, invoking Euler reflection formula, then expressing it as an integral, but I suppose this makes more sense from the perspective of a problem-solver. Don't be too hard on yourself! I thought it was a decent solution.

Jake Lai - 5 years, 6 months ago

Wow!! I to did exactly the same way. Nice solution.(+1 upvoted)

Surya Prakash - 5 years, 6 months ago

Typo in 8th line.

Harsh Shrivastava - 5 years, 5 months ago

Slight mistake on line 8. You need to say Phi(1-2/3)

Vijay Simha - 1 year, 4 months ago

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