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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.9.28

7–58. Improper integrals Evaluate the following integrals or state that they diverge.
28. ∫ (from 1 to ∞) tan⁻¹(s)/(s² + 1) ds

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Identify the integral as an improper integral because the upper limit of integration is infinity: \(\int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{\tan^{-1}(s)}{s^{2} + 1} \, ds\).
Rewrite the integral as a limit to handle the infinite upper bound: \(\lim_{t \to \infty} \int_{1}^{t} \frac{\tan^{-1}(s)}{s^{2} + 1} \, ds\).
Consider using substitution to simplify the integral. Notice that the derivative of \(\tan^{-1}(s)\) is \(\frac{1}{s^{2} + 1}\), which appears in the denominator. Let \(u = \tan^{-1}(s)\), then \(du = \frac{1}{s^{2} + 1} ds\).
Rewrite the integral in terms of \(u\): \(\int \frac{\tan^{-1}(s)}{s^{2} + 1} ds = \int u \, du\).
Integrate \(\int u \, du\) to get \(\frac{u^{2}}{2} + C\), then substitute back \(u = \tan^{-1}(s)\), and finally evaluate the limit \(\lim_{t \to \infty} \left[ \frac{(\tan^{-1}(t))^{2}}{2} - \frac{(\tan^{-1}(1))^{2}}{2} \right]\) to determine convergence or divergence.

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