Evaluate :
∫+∞0(xex−e−x−12)1x2dx
Answer
Related technique. Here is a closed form solution of the integral
∫+∞0(xex−e−x−12)1x2dx=−ln(2)2.
Here is the technique, consider the integral
F(s)=∫+∞0e−sx(xex−e−x−12)1x2dx,
which implies
F″
The last integral is the Laplace transform of the function
\frac{x}{{{\text{e}}^{x}}-{{\text{e}}^{-x}}}-\frac{1}{2}
and equals
F''(s) = \frac{1}{4}\,\psi' \left( \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}\,s \right) -\frac{1}{2s}.
Now, you need to integrate the last equation twice and determine the two constants of integrations, then take the limit as s\to 0 to get the result.
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