Sum
Evaluate: `int (log "x")^2` dx
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Solution
Let I = `int (log "x")^2` dx
`= int (log "x")^2 * 1`dx
`= (log "x")^2 int 1 * "dx" - int ["d"/"dx" (log "x")^2 int 1 * "dx"]`dx
`= "x"(log "x")^2 * "x" - int 2 log "x" * 1/"x" * "x" * "dx"`
`= "x"(log "x")^2 - 2 int (log "x") * 1 * "dx"`
`= "x"(log "x")^2 - 2[log "x" int 1 * "dx" - int {"d"/"dx" (log "x") int 1 * "dx"}]`dx
`= "x"(log "x")^2 - 2[(log "x")"x" - int 1/"x" * "x" * "dx"]`
`= "x"(log "x")^2 - 2["x" log "x" - int 1 * "dx"]`
`= "x"(log "x")^2 - 2("x" log "x" - "x")` + c
∴ I = x(log x)2 - 2x log x - 2x + c
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