Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 579: 46

Answer

$$3\root 3 \of 2 + 6$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_1^{11} {\frac{{dx}}{{{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{2/3}}}}} \cr & {\text{The integrand is not continuous at }}x = 3,{\text{ then}} \cr & \int_1^{11} {\frac{{dx}}{{{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{2/3}}}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {3^ - }} \int_1^a {\frac{{dx}}{{{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{2/3}}}}} + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ + }} \int_b^{11} {\frac{{dx}}{{{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{2/3}}}}} \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {3^ - }} \left[ {3{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{1/3}}} \right]_1^a + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ + }} \left[ {3{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^{1/3}}} \right]_b^{11} \cr & = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {3^ - }} \left[ {\root 3 \of {x - 3} } \right]_1^a + 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ + }} \left[ {\root 3 \of {x - 3} } \right]_b^{11} \cr & = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {3^ - }} \left[ {\root 3 \of {a - 3} - \root 3 \of {1 - 3} } \right] + 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ + }} \left[ {\root 3 \of {11 - 3} - \root 3 \of {b - 3} } \right] \cr & = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {3^ - }} \left[ {\root 3 \of {a - 3} + \root 3 \of 2 } \right] + 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ + }} \left[ {2 - \root 3 \of {b - 3} } \right] \cr & {\text{Evaluating the limit}} \cr & = 3\left[ {\root 3 \of {3 - 3} + \root 3 \of 2 } \right] + 3\left[ {2 - \root 3 \of {3 - 3} } \right] \cr & = 3\root 3 \of 2 + 6 \cr} $$
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