Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.8 - Improper Integrals - Exercises 8.8 - Page 501: 4

Answer

$4$

Work Step by Step

Let $f(x)=\int_{0}^{4} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {4-x}} dx$ Now, $\lim\limits_{k \to 4^{-}} f(x)= \lim\limits_{k \to 4^{-}} \int_{0}^{k} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {(4-x)}} dx$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{k \to 4^{-}} [-2 \sqrt {(4-x)}]_{0}^{k}\lim\limits_{k \to 4^{-}} [-2 \sqrt {(4-k)}+4]= -2(0)+4=4$
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