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Question from Oana, a student:

Hi! Can you tell me please how much is : ∫ (√x * ln x) ?

Oana,

The derivative of ln(x) is 1/x so if you try integration by parts with u = ln(x) then the resulting integrand will not contain a log function but only powers of x.

Penny

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