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Evaluate the following integral ∫_a^bln⁡x/x dx

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Evaluate the following integral ∫_a^bln⁡x/x dx

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∫_a^bln⁡x/x dx                                                         let u=ln⁡x→du=dx/x    
∴x=a→u=ln⁡a,x=b→u=ln⁡b
∴I=∫_ln⁡a^ln⁡bu du=├ 1/2 u^2 ┤|_ln⁡a^ln⁡b =  1/2 [(ln⁡b )^2-(ln⁡a )^2 ]
=1/2 [(ln⁡b-ln⁡a )(ln⁡a+ln⁡b ]=1/2  ln⁡(b/a)  ln⁡(ab)

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