Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 578: 26

Answer

$$\frac{2}{\pi }$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_1^\infty {\frac{1}{{{z^2}}}\sin \frac{\pi }{z}} dz \cr & {\text{definition of improper integral}} \cr & \int_1^\infty {\frac{1}{{{z^2}}}\sin \frac{\pi }{z}} dz = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_1^b {\frac{1}{{{z^2}}}\sin \frac{\pi }{z}} dz \cr & {\text{evaluate the integral}} \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left. {\left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{z}} \right)} \right|_1^b \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{b} - \cos \pi } \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{b} - \left( { - 1} \right)} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{b} + 1} \right) \cr & {\text{evaluate the limit}} \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{\infty } + 1} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\left( {\cos 0 + 1} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{\pi }\left( {1 + 1} \right) \cr & = \frac{2}{\pi } \cr} $$
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