University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Improper Integrals - Exercises - Page 471: 4

Answer

$4$

Work Step by Step

Consider $f(x)=\int_{0}^{4} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {4-x}} dx$ $\lim\limits_{a \to 4^{-}} f(x)= \lim\limits_{a \to 4^{-}} \int_{0}^{a} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {4-x}} dx=\lim\limits_{a \to 4^{-}} [-2 \sqrt {4-x}]_{0}^{a}$ or, $\lim\limits_{a \to 4^{-}} [-2 \sqrt {4-a}+4]= 4$
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