Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 578: 36

Answer

$${\text{The integral diverges}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^{\pi /2} {\tan \theta d\theta } \cr & {\text{The integrand is not defined for }}\theta = \frac{\pi }{2},{\text{ then}} \cr & \int_0^{\pi /2} {\tan \theta d\theta } = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to \pi /{2^ - }} \int_0^a {\tan \theta d\theta } \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to \pi /{2^ - }} \left[ {\ln \left| {\sec \theta } \right|} \right]_0^a \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to \pi /{2^ - }} \left[ {\ln \left| {\sec a} \right| - \ln \left| {\sec 0} \right|} \right] \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to \pi /{2^ - }} \left[ {\ln \left| {\sec a} \right| - 0} \right] \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to \pi /{2^ - }} \left[ {\ln \left| {\sec a} \right|} \right] \cr & {\text{Evaluating the limit}} \cr & = \ln \left| {\sec \frac{\pi }{2}} \right| \cr & = \infty \cr & {\text{The integral diverges}} \cr} $$
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