Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Further Techniques and Applications of Integration - 8.4 Improper Integrals - 8.4 Exercises - Page 452: 36

Answer

The given improper integral $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x =0 \\ \end{aligned} $$

Work Step by Step

$$ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x $$ The given improper integral $$ \begin{aligned} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x &=\int_{-\infty}^{0} \frac{x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x+\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x \\ &=\lim _{a \rightarrow-\infty} \int_{a}^{\infty} \frac{x d x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}}+\lim _{b \rightarrow \infty} \int_{0}^{b} \frac{x d x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}} \\ &=\left.\lim _{a \rightarrow-\infty}\left(\frac{-1}{2\left(1+x^{2}\right)}\right)\right|_{a} ^{0}+\left.\lim _{b \rightarrow \infty}\left(\frac{-1}{2\left(1+x^{2}\right)}\right)\right|_{0} ^{b} \\ &= \lim _{a \rightarrow-\infty}\left|\frac{-1}{2\left(1+0^{2}\right)}+\frac{1}{2\left(1+a^{2}\right)}\right| \\ &+\lim _{b \rightarrow \infty}\left[\frac{-1}{2\left(1+b^{2}\right)}+\frac{1}{2\left(1+0^{2}\right)}\right] \\ &=-\frac{1}{2}+0+0+\frac{1}{2}\\ &=0 \\ \end{aligned} $$
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