Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 578: 19

Answer

$$\frac{1}{\pi }$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_2^\infty {\frac{{\cos \left( {\pi /x} \right)}}{{{x^2}}}} dx \cr & {\text{definition of improper integral}} \cr & \int_2^\infty {\frac{{\cos \left( {\pi /x} \right)}}{{{x^2}}}} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_2^b {\frac{{\cos \left( {\pi /x} \right)}}{{{x^2}}}} dx \cr & {\text{evaluate the integral}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left. {\left( {sin\left( {\pi /x} \right)} \right)} \right|_2^b \cr & = - \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {sin\left( {\pi /b} \right) - \sin \left( {\pi /2} \right)} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {sin\left( {\frac{\pi }{b}} \right) - 1} \right) \cr & {\text{evaluate the limit}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{\pi }\left( {sin\left( {\frac{\pi }{\infty }} \right) - 1} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{\pi }\left( {sin\left( 0 \right) - 1} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi } \cr} $$
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