JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Definite Integration Question Bank Fundamental definite integration, Definite integration by substitution

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    \[\int_{a}^{b}{\frac{\log x}{x}\,dx=}\]                                    [MP PET 1994]

    A)                 \[\log \left( \frac{\log b}{\log a} \right)\]              

    B)                 \[\log (a\,b)\log \,\left( \frac{b}{a} \right)\]

    C)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\log (a\,b)\log \,\left( \frac{b}{a} \right)\]   

    D)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\log (a\,b)\log \,\left( \frac{a}{b} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Let \[I=\int_{a}^{b}{\frac{1}{x}\log x\,dx=(\log x\log x)_{a}^{b}}\]\[-\int_{a}^{b}{\frac{1}{x}\log x\,dx}\]                    \[\Rightarrow 2I=[{{(\log x)}^{2}}]_{a}^{b}\Rightarrow I=\frac{1}{2}[{{(\log b)}^{2}}-{{(\log a)}^{2}}]\]                                 \[=\frac{1}{2}[(\log b+\log a)(\log b-\log a)]\]=\[\frac{1}{2}\log (ab)\log \left( \frac{b}{a} \right)\].


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