Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.8 - Improper Integrals - Exercises 8.8 - Page 502: 76

Answer

a) $\pi$ b) Only finite numbers are allowed.

Work Step by Step

a) $$\int_1^\infty \pi (\dfrac{1}{x})^2 dx= \pi \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} \int_{1}^{a} x^{-2} dx \\=\pi \lim\limits_{a \to \infty}[-x^{-1}]_{1}^{a} \\ \pi \lim\limits_{a \to \infty}[-\dfrac{1}{x}]_{1}^{a} \\ = \pi (0-(-1)) \\=\pi$$ b) From part (a), it can be seen that we cannot take the limit to infinity since only finite numbers are allowed.
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