Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.8 Exercises - Page 575: 34

Answer

$${\text{the improper integral diverges}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^5 {\frac{{10}}{x}} dx \cr & \frac{{10}}{x}{\text{ has an infinite discontinuity at }}x = 0,{\text{we can write}} \cr & \int_0^5 {\frac{{10}}{x}} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {0^ + }} \int_b^5 {\frac{{10}}{x}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {0^ + }} \left[ {10\ln \left| x \right|} \right]_b^5 \cr & = 10\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {0^ + }} \left[ {\ln 5 - \ln \left| b \right|} \right] \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit}} \cr & = 10\left( {\ln 5 - \ln \left| {{0^ + }} \right|} \right) \cr & = 10\left( {\ln 5 - \infty } \right) \cr & = - \infty \cr & {\text{So}},{\text{ the improper integral diverges}}. \cr & {\text{The following graph confirms the result}} \cr} $$
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