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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.9.94

94. The family f(x) = 1/xᵖ revisited Consider the family of functions f(x) = 1/xᵖ, where p is a real number.
For what values of p does the integral ∫(1 to ∞) 1/xᵖ dx exist?
What is its value when it exists?

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Identify the integral to evaluate: \(\displaystyle \int_1^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^p} \, dx\) where \(p\) is a real number.
Rewrite the integral as an improper integral with a limit: \(\displaystyle \lim_{t \to \infty} \int_1^t x^{-p} \, dx\).
Find the antiderivative of the integrand \(x^{-p}\). For \(p \neq 1\), the antiderivative is \(\displaystyle \frac{x^{-p+1}}{-p+1} + C\).
Evaluate the definite integral from 1 to \(t\): \(\displaystyle \int_1^t x^{-p} \, dx = \left[ \frac{x^{-p+1}}{-p+1} \right]_1^t = \frac{t^{-p+1} - 1}{-p+1}\).
Analyze the limit as \(t \to \infty\) to determine for which values of \(p\) the integral converges. Specifically, consider the behavior of \(t^{-p+1}\) as \(t \to \infty\) and find the condition on \(p\) that makes the limit finite.

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Improper Integrals

Improper integrals involve integration over an infinite interval or where the integrand becomes unbounded. To determine convergence, we evaluate the limit of the definite integral as the upper bound approaches infinity. If this limit exists and is finite, the integral converges; otherwise, it diverges.
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Improper Integrals: Infinite Intervals

Power Functions and p-Test for Convergence

The p-test helps determine the convergence of integrals of the form ∫(1 to ∞) 1/x^p dx. Specifically, the integral converges if and only if p > 1, and diverges otherwise. This is because the decay rate of 1/x^p must be sufficiently fast to produce a finite area under the curve.
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Choosing a Convergence Test

Evaluating Definite Integrals of Power Functions

To find the value of ∫(1 to ∞) 1/x^p dx when it converges, we compute the antiderivative of x^(-p), which is (x^(-p+1))/(-p+1) for p ≠ 1, and then evaluate the limit as the upper bound approaches infinity. This process yields a finite value when p > 1.
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Definition of the Definite Integral
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