Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 5 - Review - Exercises - Page 422: 26

Answer

The integral does not exist.

Work Step by Step

$\int_{1}^{10}\frac{x}{x^2-4}~dx = \int_{1}^{10}\frac{x}{(x-2)(x+2)}~dx$ We can see that $~~x=2~~$ is a vertical asymptote of the function $\frac{x}{x^2-4}$ Therefore, the integral can not be evaluated on the interval $[1, 10]$, since this interval includes the point $x=2$ The integral does not exist.
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