Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.8 - Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 534: 11

Answer

Divergent

Work Step by Step

$$\int_{0}^{\infty }\frac{x_{2}}{\sqrt{1+x^{3}}}dx=\lim_{t\rightarrow \infty}\int_{0}^{t}\frac{x_{2}}{\sqrt{1+x^{3}}}dx$$ $$=\frac{1}{3}\lim_{t\rightarrow \infty}\int_{0}^{t}\frac{d(1+x^{3})}{\sqrt{1+x^{3}}}$$ $$=\lim_{t\rightarrow \infty}\left| \frac{2}{3}\sqrt{1+x^{3}} \right |_{0}^{t}$$ $$= \lim_{t\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{2}{3}(\sqrt{1+t^{3}}-1)$$ $$=\infty-\frac{2}{3}\ \ ,divergent$$
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