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First make a substitution and then use integration by parts to evaluate the integral.

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Final Answer:

The integral is:


\[ \int x \ln(x) \,dx = (x^2)/(2) \ln(x) - (x^2)/(4) + C \]

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the given integral, let's first make the substitution
\( u = \ln(x) \). This leads to \( du = (1)/(x) \,dx \). Now, the integral becomes
\( \int x \ln(x) \,dx = \int u \,du \). Integrating \( u \) with respect to \( u \) gives \( (u^2)/(2) \). Substituting back in terms of
\( x \), we have \( (\ln^2(x))/(2) \).

Next, use integration by parts with
\( u = \ln(x) \) and \( dv = x \,dx \). Find \( du \) and \( v \) accordingly. Applying the integration by parts formula
\( \int u \,dv = uv - \int v \,du \), we get the expression
\( (x^2)/(2) \ln(x) - (x^2)/(4) \).

Therefore, the final answer is
\( (x^2)/(2) \ln(x) - (x^2)/(4) + C \), where \( C \) is the constant of integration. This result combines the outcomes of the substitution and integration by parts, providing a concise expression for the original integral.

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