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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.9.19

7–58. Improper integrals Evaluate the following integrals or state that they diverge.
19. ∫ (from 1 to ∞) (3x² + 1)/(x³ + x) dx

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First, analyze the integral \( \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{3x^{2} + 1}{x^{3} + x} \, dx \) to determine if it is an improper integral due to the infinite upper limit.
Next, simplify the integrand by factoring the denominator: \( x^{3} + x = x(x^{2} + 1) \). Rewrite the integrand as \( \frac{3x^{2} + 1}{x(x^{2} + 1)} \).
Use partial fraction decomposition to express \( \frac{3x^{2} + 1}{x(x^{2} + 1)} \) in the form \( \frac{A}{x} + \frac{Bx + C}{x^{2} + 1} \). Set up the equation and solve for constants \( A, B, \) and \( C \).
Rewrite the integral as the sum of simpler integrals: \( \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{A}{x} \, dx + \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{Bx + C}{x^{2} + 1} \, dx \).
Evaluate each integral separately by taking the limit as the upper bound approaches infinity. Determine if each integral converges or diverges, and combine the results to conclude about the original integral.

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