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MTH 102 MTH 102 Past Questions Objective Question

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Find the integral of \(\ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\,dx\)
Options
A \(e^x\)
B \(\frac{x}{2}(\ln x-1)\)
C \(\frac{1}{x}\)
D \(x\left(\ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)-1\right)\)
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

To find the integral of (\ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\,dx), we use integration by parts, (\int u\,dv = uv - \int v\,du).Let (u = \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)) and (dv = dx).Then (du = \frac{1}{x/2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}\,dx = \frac{1}{x}\,dx) and (v = x).So, (\int \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\,dx = x \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) - \int x \cdot \frac{1}{x}\,dx)(= x \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) - \int 1\,dx)(= x \ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) - x + C)(= x\left(\ln\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)-1\right) + C).

Hint

Use integration by parts: \(\int \ln(f(x))\,dx\).

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