Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 14 - Section 14.5 - Improper Integrals and Applications - Exercises - Page 1059: 24

Answer

$${\text{Diverges}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^{ + \infty } {\ln x} dx \cr & {\text{The integrand }}\ln x{\text{ is not continuous to }}x = 0,{\text{ then}} \cr & {\text{Improper Integral with an Infinite Limit of Integration}} \cr & \int_0^{ + \infty } {\ln x} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \int_a^1 {\ln x} dx + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \int_1^b {\ln x} dx \cr & {\text{*Computing }}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \int_a^1 {\ln x} dx \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \int_a^1 {\ln x} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \left[ {x\ln x - x} \right]_a^1 \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \left[ {\left( {1\ln 1 - 1} \right) - \left( {a\ln a - a} \right)} \right] \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \left[ { - 1 - \left( {a\ln a - a} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Find when }}a \to {{\text{0}}^ + } \cr & = - 1 - 0 \cr & = - 1 \cr & {\text{*Computing }}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \int_1^b {\ln x} dx \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \int_1^b {\ln x} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \left[ {x\ln x - x} \right]_1^b \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \left[ {\left( {b\ln b - b} \right) - \left( {1\ln 1 - 1} \right)} \right] \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to + \infty } \left[ {\left( {b\ln b - b} \right) + 1} \right] \cr & = \left( {b\ln b - b} \right) + 1 \cr & {\text{Find when }}b \to + \infty \cr & = + \infty \cr & {\text{Then,}} \cr & \int_0^{ + \infty } {\ln x} dx{\text{ diverges}} \cr} $$
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