Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.8 - Improper Integrals - Exercises 8.8 - Page 501: 10

Answer

$\dfrac{3\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Let $f(x)= \int_{-\infty}^{2} \dfrac{2}{x^2+4} dx$ Now, $\lim\limits_{k \to -\infty} f(x)= \lim\limits_{k \to -\infty}\int_{k}^{2} \dfrac{2}{4[(x/2)^2+1]} dx=\lim\limits_{k \to -\infty}\int_{k}^{-2}[\tan^{-1} (1) -\tan^{-1} (\dfrac{k}{2})] $ Then, $ \dfrac{\pi}{4} -\lim\limits_{k \to -\infty}[ \tan^{-1} (\dfrac{k}{2})]=\dfrac{\pi}{4} - (-\dfrac{\pi}{2})=\dfrac{3\pi}{4}$
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