Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321947347
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-734-5

Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - Review Exercises - Page 593: 35

Answer

$$1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^\infty {x{e^{ - x}}dx} \cr & {\text{definition of improper integral}} \cr & \int_0^\infty {x{e^{ - x}}dx} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_0^b {x{e^{ - x}}dx} \cr & {\text{evaluate the integral}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left. {\left( { - x{e^{ - x}} - {e^{ - x}}} \right)} \right|_0^b \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( { - b{e^{ - b}} - {e^{ - b}} - \left( { - 0{e^0} - {e^0}} \right)} \right) \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( { - b{e^{ - b}} - {e^{ - b}} + 1} \right) \cr & {\text{evaluate the limit}} \cr & = - \infty {e^{ - \infty }} - {e^{ - \infty }} + 1 \cr & = 0 - 0 + 1 \cr & = 1 \cr} $$
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