Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.8 - Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 535: 41

Answer

$$ S=\left\{(x, y) | x \geqslant 1,0 \leqslant y \leqslant e^{-x}\right\} $$ The shaded area is the region of interest. $$ \begin{split} \text { Area } & = \int_{1}^{\infty } e^{-x} d x \\ & =1 / e \end{split} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ S=\left\{(x, y) | x \geqslant 1,0 \leqslant y \leqslant e^{-x}\right\} $$ The shaded area is the region of interest. $$ \begin{split} \text { Area } & = \int_{1}^{\infty } e^{-x} d x \\ & = \lim _{t \rightarrow \infty } \int_{1}^{ t } e^{-x} d x \\ & =\lim _{t \rightarrow \infty}\left[-e^{-x}\right]_{1}^{t} \\ & =\lim _{t \rightarrow \infty}\left(-e^{-t}+e^{-1}\right)=0+e^{-1}=1 / e \end{split} $$
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