Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.8 - Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 534: 5

Answer

Convergent.

Work Step by Step

$$ \int_{3}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(x-2)^{3 / 2}} d x $$ Observe that the given integral is improper $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{3}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(x-2)^{3 / 2}} d x &=\lim _{t \rightarrow \infty} \int_{3}^{t}(x-2)^{-3 / 2} d x \\ &=\lim _{t \rightarrow \infty}\left[-2(x-2)^{-1 / 2}\right]_{3}^{t} \\ & \quad\quad\quad [u=x-2, d u=d x] \\ &=\lim _{t \rightarrow \infty}\left(\frac{-2}{\sqrt{t-2}}+\frac{2}{\sqrt{1}}\right) \\ &=0+2 \\ &=2 \end{aligned} $$ It follows that the integral $$ \int_{3}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(x-2)^{3 / 2}} d x $$ is convergent.
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