Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Review - Exercises - Page 538: 61

Answer

$${\text{No}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^\infty {{x^n}dx} \cr & {\text{Use the definition of improper integrals}} \cr & \int_0^\infty {{x^n}dx} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_0^b {{x^n}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {\frac{{{x^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}}} \right]_0^b \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {\frac{{{b^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}} - \frac{{{0^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}}} \right] \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left[ {\frac{{{b^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}}} \right] \cr & {\text{The limit exists when }}n + 1 < 0,{\text{ then }}n < - 1 \cr & {\text{For }}n < - 1 \cr & {x^n} = \frac{1}{{{x^n}}},{\text{ and the lower limit is 0, it is no possible}} \cr & {\text{the division by 0, then it is not possible to find a number}} \cr & {\text{such that }}\int_0^\infty {{x^n}dx} {\text{ is convergent}}{\text{.}} \cr} $$
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