University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Improper Integrals - Exercises - Page 471: 3

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

Consider $f(x)=\int_{0}^{1} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt x} dx$ $\lim\limits_{a \to 0^{+}} f(x)= \lim\limits_{a \to 0^{+}} \int_{a}^{1} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt x} dx=\lim\limits_{a \to 0^{+}} [2 \sqrt x]_{a}^{1}$ or, $\lim\limits_{a \to 0^{+}} [2-2 \sqrt a]= 2$
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