University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Improper Integrals - Exercises - Page 471: 14

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

Re-arrange the given integral as follows: $\int_{-\infty}^{0} \dfrac{xdx}{(x^2+4)^{3/2}}+\int_{0}^{\infty} \dfrac{xdx}{(x^2+4)^{3/2}}=\lim\limits_{p \to -\infty}\int_{p}^{0} \dfrac{xdx}{(x^2+4)^{3/2}}+\int_{0}^{\infty} \lim\limits_{q \to \infty}\dfrac{xdx}{(x^2+4)^{3/2}}$ ....(1) Plug $u(x)=x^2+4 \implies du=2x dx$ and $u(p)=p^2+4; u(q)=q^2+4$ Then, we have $(\dfrac{1}{2}) \int_{p^2+4}^{1} u^{-3/2} du+(\dfrac{1}{2}) \int_{1}^{q^2+4} u^{-3/2} du=[\dfrac{-1}{\sqrt u}]_{p^2+4}^{1}+[\dfrac{-1}{\sqrt u}]_{1}^{q^2+4}$ Thus, equation (1) becomes $\lim\limits_{p \to -\infty}(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt \infty})+\lim\limits_{q \to \infty}(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt \infty})=0-0=0$
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