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If $f'(x)$ is continuous and the integral converges, $\int_0^\infty\frac{f(ax)-f(bx)}{x}\,dx=[f(0)-f(\infty)]\ln\left(b\over a\right)$.
\begin{align*}
\int_0^\infty \frac{f(ax)-f(bx)}{x} \,dx &= \int_0^\infty \left[\frac{f(xt)}{x}\right]_{t=b}^{t=a} \, dx\\
& = \int_0^\infty \int_b^a f'(xt) \, dt \, dx \\
& = \int_b^a \int_0^\infty f'(xt) \, dx \, dt \\
& = \int_b^a \left[\frac{f(xt)}{t}\right]_{x=0}^{x \to \infty}\, dt \\
& = \int_b^a \frac{f(\infty)-f(0)}{t}\, dt \\
& = \Big(f(\infty)-f(0)\Big)\Big(\ln(a)-\ln(b)\Big) \\
& = \Big(f(\infty)-f(0)\Big)\ln\Big(\frac{a}{b}\Big) \\
\end{align*} |
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