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Solving the integral $$\int x \arcsin x\,dx$$

I know I have to solve integral using by parts

$$\int u\,dv = uv- \int v\,du$$

$$\int x \arcsin x \,dx$$

Let $u = \arcsin x$ and $dv = x\,dx$

so $du = \dfrac1{\sqrt{1-x^2}} \, dx$

and $dv = x^2$.

but here is where I am stuck. because when I plug the variables into equation it becomes confusing on what to do next.

ps. New to using latex and still haven't perfected it so I apologize for formatting.

Amy R.
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Using OP's notation, we have $v=x^2/2$ and $\mathrm du=\mathrm dx/\sqrt{1-x^2}$, so that

$$ \int x\arcsin x\mathrm dx=\frac12x^2\arcsin x-\frac12\underbrace{\int{x^2\over\sqrt{1-x^2}}\mathrm dx}_I $$

For the latter part, we have

$$ \begin{aligned} I &=\int{x^2\over\sqrt{1-x^2}}\mathrm dx \\ &=\int{x^2-1+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}}\mathrm dx \\ &=-\int\sqrt{1-x^2}\mathrm dx+\int{\mathrm dx\over\sqrt{1-x^2}} \\ &=\arcsin x-\int\sqrt{1-x^2}\mathrm dx \end{aligned} $$

For the remaining integral, it follows from yet another IBP that

$$ \begin{aligned} \int\sqrt{1-x^2}\mathrm dx &=x\sqrt{1-x^2}+\int{x^2\over\sqrt{1-x^2}}\mathrm dx \\ &=x\sqrt{1-x^2}+I \end{aligned} $$

Plugging this back in, we have

$$ 2I=\arcsin x-x\sqrt{1-x^2}+C $$

Putting everything together, we get

$$ \int x\arcsin x\mathrm dx=\frac12x^2\arcsin x-\frac14\arcsin x+\frac14x\sqrt{1-x^2}+C $$

TravorLZH
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\begin{gather*} I=\int x\arcsin x\,dx\\ \text{Let } x=\sin \theta \\ dx=\cos \theta \,d\theta \\ I=\int \sin \theta \cos \theta \,d\theta \cdot \theta =\frac{1}{2}\int \theta \sin 2\theta \,d\theta \\ \text{By integration by parts method,}\\ \int uv\,dx=u\int v\,dx-\int \frac{du}{dx}\left(\int v\,dx\right) dx\\ \text{Take } u=\theta \text{ and } v=\sin 2\theta . \end{gather*} Can you go ahead and take it from here?