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: 9

Answer

$$\frac{1}{{108}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^{ + \infty } {{x^2}{e^{ - 6x}}dx} \cr & {\text{Using the definition of improper integrals see page 1053}} \cr & \underbrace {\int_a^{ + \infty } {f\left( x \right)dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } } \int_a^M {f\left( x \right)} dx}_ \Downarrow \cr & \int_0^{ + \infty } {{x^2}{e^{ - 6x}}dx} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } \int_0^M {{x^2}{e^{ - 6x}}dx} \cr & {\text{Integrating by tabulation}} \cr & \to \left( + \right){x^2},\left( - \right)2x,\left( + \right){\text{2,0}} \cr & \to {e^{ - 6x}}, - \frac{1}{6}{e^{ - 6x}},{\text{ }}\frac{1}{{36}}{e^{ - 6x}}, - \frac{1}{{216}}{e^{ - 6x}} \cr & = {x^2}\left( { - \frac{1}{6}{e^{ - 6x}}} \right) - \left( {2x} \right)\left( {\frac{1}{{36}}{e^{ - 6x}}} \right) + 2\left( { - \frac{1}{{216}}{e^{ - 6x}}} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{6}{x^2}{e^{ - 6x}} - \frac{1}{{18}}x{e^{ - 6x}} - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - 6x}} + C \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } \left[ { - \frac{1}{6}{x^2}{e^{ - 6x}} - \frac{1}{{18}}x{e^{ - 6x}} - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - 6x}}} \right]_0^M \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } \left( { - \frac{1}{6}{M^2}{e^{ - 6M}} - \frac{1}{{18}}M{e^{ - 6M}} - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - 6M}}} \right) \cr & {\text{ }} - \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } \left( { - \frac{1}{6}\left( 0 \right) - \frac{1}{{18}}\left( 0 \right) - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - 0}}} \right) \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{M \to + \infty } \left[ {\left( { - \frac{1}{6}{M^2}{e^{ - 6M}} - \frac{1}{{18}}M{e^{ - 6M}} - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - 6M}}} \right) + \frac{1}{{108}}} \right] \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit when }}M \to + \infty \cr & = \left( { - \frac{1}{6}{{\left( { + \infty } \right)}^2}{e^{ - \infty }} - \frac{1}{{18}}M{e^{ - \infty }} - \frac{1}{{108}}{e^{ - \infty }}} \right) + \frac{1}{{108}} \cr & = 0 + \frac{1}{{108}} \cr & = \frac{1}{{108}} \cr} $$
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