Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 6 - Analyzing Accumulated Change: Integrals in Action - 6.1 Activities - Page 423: 13

Answer

Converges to $-\dfrac{3}{8}$.

Work Step by Step

Let us consider that $I_n=\int_{n}^{-2} \dfrac{3}{x^3} \ dx$ After integrating, we have: $I_n=[\dfrac{-3}{2x^2}]_n^{-2} =\dfrac{3}{2n^2}-\dfrac{3}{8}$ Now, $I=\lim\limits_{n \to -\infty} I_n=\int_{-\infty}^{-2} \dfrac{3}{x^3} \ dx\\=\lim\limits_{n \to -\infty} (\dfrac{3}{2n^2}-\dfrac{3}{8})$ Since, $\dfrac{1}{n^2}\to 0$ as $n \to \infty$ $I=-\dfrac{3}{8}$ This means that the limit exist and the given integral converges to $-\dfrac{3}{8}$.
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