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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.3.105

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 97–110.
105. ∫₀² (log₂(x + 2) / (x + 2)) dx

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Recognize that the integral is \( \int_0^2 \frac{\log_2(x + 2)}{x + 2} \, dx \). The logarithm is base 2, so recall the change of base formula: \( \log_2(y) = \frac{\ln(y)}{\ln(2)} \), where \( \ln \) is the natural logarithm.
Rewrite the integral using the change of base formula: \[ \int_0^2 \frac{\log_2(x + 2)}{x + 2} \, dx = \int_0^2 \frac{\frac{\ln(x + 2)}{\ln(2)}}{x + 2} \, dx = \frac{1}{\ln(2)} \int_0^2 \frac{\ln(x + 2)}{x + 2} \, dx. \]
Make the substitution \( t = x + 2 \). Then, \( dt = dx \), and when \( x = 0 \), \( t = 2 \); when \( x = 2 \), \( t = 4 \). The integral becomes \[ \frac{1}{\ln(2)} \int_2^4 \frac{\ln(t)}{t} \, dt. \]
Focus on evaluating \( \int_2^4 \frac{\ln(t)}{t} \, dt \). Consider the substitution \( u = \ln(t) \), which implies \( du = \frac{1}{t} dt \). This transforms the integral into \( \int u \, du \).
Integrate \( \int u \, du \) to get \( \frac{u^2}{2} + C \). Substitute back \( u = \ln(t) \) to express the antiderivative as \( \frac{(\ln(t))^2}{2} + C \). Finally, apply the limits from 2 to 4 and multiply by \( \frac{1}{\ln(2)} \) to complete the evaluation.

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