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Evaluate the indefinite integral as a power series:

Int [ ln(1-t) / t ] dt

2007-04-24 18:39:04 · 2 answers · asked by Professor 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

Ln(1 - x) =
∑ [(-1)^n(-x)^(n + 1)]/(n + 1) =
∑ [(-1)^n(-1)^(n + 1)(x)^(n + 1)]/(n + 1) =
∑ [(-1)(x)^(n + 1)]/(n + 1) =
∫[(Ln(1 - t))/t]dt =
∫∑ [- t^n]/(n + 1) dt =
- (C + t/1 + t^2/4 + t^3/9 + t^4/16 + . . .)

2007-04-24 19:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 0

You first need to find the power series for ln(1 - t). This you can find in a table of standard power series and it is
ln(1 - t) = -t - (t^2)/2 - (t^3)/3 - (t^4)/4 . . . (-1 < t < 1)
You then divide each term by t and integrate term by term. There may be some problem with the convergence of the integrated power series.

2007-04-25 02:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by mathsmanretired 7 · 0 0

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