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: 4

Answer

Diverges

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_{27}^\infty {\frac{2}{{\root 3 \of x }}} dx \cr & {\text{write the radical as }}{x^{1/3}} \cr & = \int_{27}^\infty {\frac{2}{{{x^{1/3}}}}} dx \cr & = \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx \cr & {\text{solve the improper integral using the definition }}\int_a^\infty {f\left( x \right)} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{then}} \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_{27}^b {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{integrate by using the power property }}\int {{x^n}} dx = \frac{{{x^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}} + C \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = 2\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {\frac{{{x^{2/3}}}}{{2/3}}} \right)_{27}^b \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {{x^{2/3}}} \right)_{27}^b \cr & {\text{use fundamental theorem of calculus }}\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx = F\left( b \right) - F\left( a \right).\,\,\,\,\left( {{\text{see page 388}}} \right) \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {{b^{2/3}} - {{27}^{2/3}}} \right) \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = 3\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {{b^{2/3}} - 9} \right) \cr & {\text{evaluate the limit when }}b \to \infty \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = 3\left( {{{\left( \infty \right)}^{2/3}} - 9} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & \int_{27}^\infty {2{x^{ - 1/3}}} dx = \infty \cr & {\text{Then}} \cr & {\text{The integral diverges}} \cr} $$
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