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Question Number 130781 by EDWIN88 last updated on 28/Jan/21

∫_0 ^( 1)  ((ln (1+x+x^2 +x^3 +...+x^n ))/x) dx?

$$\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\:\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\:\left(\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +...+{x}^{{n}} \right)}{{x}}\:{dx}? \\ $$

Answered by mathmax by abdo last updated on 29/Jan/21

A_n =∫_0 ^1  ((ln(1+x+x^2 +....+x^n ))/x)dx ⇒  A_n =∫_0 ^1 ((ln(((1−x^(n+1) )/(1−x))))/x)dx =∫_0 ^1  ((ln(1−x^(n+1) ))/x)dx−∫_0 ^1  ((ln(1−x))/x)dx  ln^′ (1−x)=−(1/(1−x))=−Σ_(n=0) ^∞  x^n  ⇒ln(1−x)=−Σ_(n=0) ^∞  (x^(n+1) /(n+1)) +c(c=0)  =−Σ_(n=1) ^∞  (x^n /n) ⇒∫_0 ^1  ((ln(1−x))/x)dx =−Σ_(n=1) ^∞  (1/n)∫_0 ^1  x^(n−1) dx=−Σ_(n=1) ^∞  (1/n^2 )  =−(π^2 /6) and  ln(1−x^(n+1) )=−Σ_(p=1) ^∞  (((x^(n+1) )^p )/p) =−Σ_(p=1) ^∞ (x^((n+1)p) /p) ⇒  ∫_0 ^1  ((ln(1−x^(n+1) ))/x)dx =−Σ_(p=1) ^∞  (1/p) ∫_0 ^1  x^((n+1)p−1) dx  =−Σ_(p=1) ^∞ (1/(p(n+1)p)) =−Σ_(p=1) ^∞ (1/((n+1)p^2 )) =−(π^2 /(6(n+1))) ⇒  A_n =−(1/(n+1)).(π^2 /6)+(π^2 /6) =(π^2 /6)(1−(1/(n+1))) =((nπ^2 )/(6(n+1)))

$$\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{n}} =\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +....+\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}} \right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx}\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{n}} =\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} }{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}}\right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx}\:=\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx}−\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}\right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx} \\ $$$$\mathrm{ln}^{'} \left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}\right)=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}}=−\sum_{\mathrm{n}=\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}} \:\Rightarrow\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}\right)=−\sum_{\mathrm{n}=\mathrm{0}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} }{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}}\:+\mathrm{c}\left(\mathrm{c}=\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$$=−\sum_{\mathrm{n}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}} }{\mathrm{n}}\:\Rightarrow\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}\right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx}\:=−\sum_{\mathrm{n}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{n}}\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}−\mathrm{1}} \mathrm{dx}=−\sum_{\mathrm{n}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{n}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$=−\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}\:\mathrm{and}\:\:\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)=−\sum_{\mathrm{p}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)^{\mathrm{p}} }{\mathrm{p}}\:=−\sum_{\mathrm{p}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\mathrm{x}^{\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{p}} }{\mathrm{p}}\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\frac{\mathrm{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)}{\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{dx}\:=−\sum_{\mathrm{p}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{p}}\:\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \:\mathrm{x}^{\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{p}−\mathrm{1}} \mathrm{dx} \\ $$$$=−\sum_{\mathrm{p}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{p}\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{p}}\:=−\sum_{\mathrm{p}=\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{p}^{\mathrm{2}} }\:=−\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)}\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{n}} =−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}}.\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}\:=\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}\left(\mathrm{1}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}}\right)\:=\frac{\mathrm{n}\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}\left(\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)} \\ $$

Commented by mathmax by abdo last updated on 29/Jan/21

remark     lim_(n→+∞)  A_n =(π^2 /6)

$$\mathrm{remark}\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{lim}_{\mathrm{n}\rightarrow+\infty} \:\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{n}} =\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$

Commented by Lordose last updated on 29/Jan/21

Very nice sir

$$\mathrm{Very}\:\mathrm{nice}\:\mathrm{sir} \\ $$

Answered by mnjuly1970 last updated on 29/Jan/21

 φ_n =∫_0 ^( 1) (1/x)ln(1−x^(n+1) )+li_2 (1)        =−Σ_(m≥1) (1/m)∫_0 ^( 1) (x^(nm+m) /x)dx+(π^2 /6)       =−Σ_(m≥1) (1/(m^2 (n+1)))+(π^2 /6)       =−(1/(n+1)) ζ(2)+(π^2 /6)          φ_n =−(π^2 /(6(n+1)))+(π^2 /6)      if   n →∞  then   φ_n →(π^2 /6)

$$\:\phi_{{n}} =\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\:\mathrm{1}} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}{ln}\left(\mathrm{1}−{x}^{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)+{li}_{\mathrm{2}} \left(\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:=−\underset{{m}\geqslant\mathrm{1}} {\sum}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{m}}\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\:\mathrm{1}} \frac{{x}^{{nm}+{m}} }{{x}}{dx}+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:=−\underset{{m}\geqslant\mathrm{1}} {\sum}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{m}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)}+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{n}+\mathrm{1}}\:\zeta\left(\mathrm{2}\right)+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\phi_{{n}} =−\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)}+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:{if}\:\:\:{n}\:\rightarrow\infty\:\:{then}\:\:\:\phi_{{n}} \rightarrow\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$

Answered by Dwaipayan Shikari last updated on 29/Jan/21

∫_0 ^1 ((log(1+x+x+x^3 +..+x^n ))/x)dx  =∫_0 ^1 ((log(1−x^(n+1) ))/x)−((log(1−x))/x)dx  =−Σ_(k=1) ^∞ ∫_0 ^1 (x^((n+1)k−1) /k)+Σ_(k=1) ^∞ ∫_0 ^1 (x^(k−1) /k)dx  =−Σ_(k=1) ^∞ (1/((n+1)k^2 ))+(π^2 /6)=(π^2 /6)((n/(n+1)))

$$\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \frac{{log}\left(\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}+{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +..+{x}^{{n}} \right)}{{x}}{dx} \\ $$$$=\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \frac{{log}\left(\mathrm{1}−{x}^{{n}+\mathrm{1}} \right)}{{x}}−\frac{{log}\left(\mathrm{1}−{x}\right)}{{x}}{dx} \\ $$$$=−\underset{{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \frac{{x}^{\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right){k}−\mathrm{1}} }{{k}}+\underset{{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\int_{\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{1}} \frac{{x}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} }{{k}}{dx} \\ $$$$=−\underset{{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right){k}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}=\frac{\pi^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{6}}\left(\frac{{n}}{{n}+\mathrm{1}}\right) \\ $$

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