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5.19 Examples of integration by parts

5.19.1 Example

To find the indefinite integral xlogxdx.\int x\log x\,dx.

Solution. We observe that (x2/2)=x(x^{2}/2)^{\prime}=x, and (logx)=1/x(\log x)^{\prime}=1/x; so integrating by parts, we obtain

5.19.2 Example

To show that

J=0πexsinxdx=12(eπ+1).J=\int_{0}^{\pi}e^{x}\sin x\,dx={{1}\over{2}}\bigl(e^{\pi}+1\bigr).

Solution.