University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Improper Integrals - Exercises - Page 471: 33

Answer

$\ln 2$

Work Step by Step

Re-arrange the given integral as follows: $\int_{-1}^{\infty} \dfrac{d\theta}{ {\theta^2+5\theta+6}}=\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}\int_{-1}^{p} \dfrac{d\theta}{ {\theta^2+5\theta+6}}$ ....(1) Then, we have $\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}\int_{-1}^{p} \dfrac{d\theta}{ {\theta^2+5\theta+6}}=\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}\int_{-1}^{p}[\dfrac{1}{\theta+2}-\dfrac{1}{\theta+3}] $ or, $\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}\int_{-1}^{p}[\dfrac{1}{\theta+2}-\dfrac{1}{\theta+3}]=\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}[\ln \dfrac{\theta+2}{\theta+3}]_{-1}^{p}$ Therefore, equation (1) becomes $\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}[\ln \dfrac{\theta+2}{\theta+3}]_{-1}^{p}=\lim\limits_{p \to \infty}[\ln \dfrac{p+2}{p+3}-[\ln \dfrac{-1+2}{-1+3}]]=\ln 2$
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