Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.8 - Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 534: 26

Answer

$\pi/2$ (converges)

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x}+x\sqrt{x}}=\int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x}(1+x)}=\left[\begin{array}{l} u=\sqrt{x}\\ du=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}dx \end{array}\right]$ $=2\displaystyle \int\frac{du}{1+u^{2}}$ $=2\arctan u+C$ $=2\arctan\sqrt{x}+C$ The integral is a type I improper integral, so $I=\displaystyle \int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x}+x\sqrt{x}}=\lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}\left[2\arctan\sqrt{x}\right]_{1}^{t}$ $=2\displaystyle \lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}\arctan\sqrt{t}-2\lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}\arctan\sqrt{1}$ $=\pi-\pi/2$ $=\pi/2$ (converges)
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