LESSON 4

INTEGRALS YIELDING THE

NATURAL LOGARITHMIC
FUNCTION
 
INTEGRALS YIELDING THE NATURAL LOGARITHMIC
FUNCTION
OBJECTIVES:

• Define the natural logarithmic function;

• Illustrate solutions on problem yielding to natural
logarithmic function;
•Derive particular formulas involving integrals relative
to natural logarithmic function; and
• evaluate problems involving natural logarithmic
functions.
 du
Re call : d  ln u  
u

Evaluate the integral of each side

du
 u   d  lnu 
OR
du
 u  ln u  C
EXAMPLE:
3
1.  dx
2x - 7

4x  2
2.  2 dx
x  x5

3 x3
3. 
0 x 1
4
dx

x 3  3x
4.  dx
4-x
EXERCISES: Evaluate the following integral.
2 ln y
 4 x  3 dx  y dy
2s  3 1  cos t
 3s  2 ds  t  sin t dt
2 x2
 x ln x dx 2
3 2
dx
x  4x
1 x 1
0 x 2  2x  2 dx 0 2w  3
1/ 3 3 w  2 dw
3 x 4  12 x 3  6 1
 x 5  5 x 4  16 x  12 dx
1
0 2 1
d
(1   )Tan 
x 3  3x 2 t  t 3
 2
dx 1 2
t t 2
dt
x 1