Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.8 - Improper Integrals - Exercises 8.8 - Page 501: 3

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

Let $f(x)=\int_{0}^{1} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt x} dx$ Now, $\lim\limits_{k \to 0^{}} f(x)= \lim\limits_{k \to 0} \int_{k}^{1} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt x} dx$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{k \to 0^{+}} [2 \sqrt x]_{k}^{1}=\lim\limits_{k \to 0} [2-2 \sqrt{(k)}]= 2-0=2$
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