Integrating a natural log in double integral

In summary, you tried integrating ln(y)/y by parts, but you got an error. You then tried substitution and got the correct result.
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Emspak
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Homework Statement



[itex]\int^{1}_{0}[/itex][itex]\int[/itex][itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex][itex]\frac{lny}{y}[/itex]dydx

The attempt at a solution

So I am integrating ln(y)/y and I tried it by parts, first with u = ln(y), dv = 1/y, and therefore du = 1/y, and v = ln y

but if I use that I get

(ln(y))2-[itex]\int[/itex][itex]\frac{lny}{y}[/itex] again.

So I tried switching u and v around. I got: u = 1/y, dv = ln(y) dy, du = 1/y2 and v = 1/y.

On that basis I get [itex]\frac{1}{y^2}[/itex]-[itex]\int[/itex][itex]\frac{1}{y^3}[/itex]|[itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex]dx

and from there I get

[itex]\int^{1}_{0}[/itex] [itex]\frac{1}{y^2}[/itex]-[itex]\frac{1}{4y^4}[/itex]|[itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex]dx

But I have a sneaking suspicion I have done something horribly wrong. I see the integral I want as (ln(y))2/2. But that doesn't make sense to me.

So, I did something messed up. If someone could tell me where it is, that would be much appreciated.
 
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Emspak said:

Homework Statement



[itex]\int^{1}_{0}[/itex][itex]\int[/itex][itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex][itex]\frac{lny}{y}[/itex]dydx

The attempt at a solution

So I am integrating ln(y)/y and I tried it by parts, first with u = ln(y), dv = 1/y, and therefore du = 1/y, and v = ln y
Try substitution.

Let u = ln(y).

but if I use that I get

(ln(y))2-[itex]\int[/itex][itex]\frac{lny}{y}[/itex] again.

So I tried switching u and v around. I got: u = 1/y, dv = ln(y) dy, du = 1/y2 and v = 1/y.

On that basis I get [itex]\frac{1}{y^2}[/itex]-[itex]\int[/itex][itex]\frac{1}{y^3}[/itex]|[itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex]dx

and from there I get

[itex]\int^{1}_{0}[/itex] [itex]\frac{1}{y^2}[/itex]-[itex]\frac{1}{4y^4}[/itex]|[itex]^{e^x}_{e^-x}[/itex]dx

But I have a sneaking suspicion I have done something horribly wrong. I see the integral I want as (ln(y))2/2. But that doesn't make sense to me.

So, I did something messed up. If someone could tell me where it is, that would be much appreciated.
 
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I did that the first time, and showed what I got. u=ln y so du = 1/y, correct? Or not? If that's so and I et dv = 1/y then v has to be ln y, no? "try substitution" is what I just did.
 
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Emspak said:
I did that the first time, and showed what I got. u=ln y so du = 1/y, correct? Or not? If that's so and I et dv = 1/y then v has to be ln y, no?
No.

You tried integration by parts.

Do integration by substitution, with the substitution u = ln(y). No v is needed.
 
  • #5
ah, i see (I was thinking u-substitutions in integration by parts) -- NOW It is a lot clearer. Thanks much.
 

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