X is gamma with shape 3,rate 2, so E(X)=3/2. Log is strictly concave and X is nondegenerate; strict Jensen gives E(log X)<log E(X)=ln(3/2). Integrability holds since x²|ln x| is integrable at zero and the exponential dominates at infinity. **D**.
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