Calculus: Convergence and Divergence of Integrals

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This document discusses the convergence and divergence of integrals in calculus. It covers various examples and solutions to help understand the concepts and techniques used to determine the convergence or divergence of integrals. The document also provides references for further study.

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Calculus
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Part a
If f(x)=|f(x)|
Then a f ( x ) bx 1
Now let us determine whether f(x) converges or not

1

f ( x ) dx=¿ lim
b

1
b
f ( x ) dx ¿
¿ lim
b
¿
¿ lim
b [ f ( b )a+1
a+1 ][ f ( 1 )a +1
a+ 1 ]
¿ lim
b [ f ( 1 ) a +1
a+1 ] +[ f ( b ) a +1
a+1 ]
¿ [ 1
a+1 ]
Therefore, |f(x)| diverge since P<1
Part b
Prove that
1

cosx
x2 dx converges .
Solution
Using integration by parts
u v' dx=uv u' vdx
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Where u= 1
x2 , v'= cosxdx ,u'=2
x3 , v=sinx
2
x3 cosxdx = sinx
x2 +2 sinx
x3 dx
Introducing limits

1

cosx
x2 =lim
b

1
b
cosx
x3 dx
¿ lim
b
¿
¿ lim
b {[ sin ( b )
( b )3 ] [ sin ( 1 )
( 1 )3 ] }+ lim
b
2
1
b
sinx
x3 dx
¿ lim
b
[ 0 ]sin [ 1 ] +lim
b
2
1
b
sinx
x3 dx
From the equation above, lim
b
2
1
b
sinx
x3 dx lim
b
2
1
b
¿ sinx ¿
x3 dx ¿
The absolute value |sin x| when graphed produces a positive graph
with 1 maximum and 0 minimum.
Considering the highest value: 1, it becomes
lim
b
2
1
b
1
x3 dx which converges.
Therefore, the
1

cosx
x2 dx converge .
Part c
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Prove that
1

sinx
x dx converges .
Solution
We will use integration by parts which is stated as:
u v' dx=uv u' vdx
Let u= 1
x , v'=sinxdx , v=cosx
1
x . sinxdx= [ 1
x ( cosx ) ] 1/ x2 (cosx) dx
¿ [ cosx
x ](cosx )/ x2 dx
Introducing the limits

1

sinx
x dx= lim
n

1
n
sinx
x dx
¿ lim
n ([cosx
x2 ) ] b
1
1
n
cosx
x2 dx ¿
¿ lim
n
{
([ cos (n)
(n)2 ) ] +¿
lim
n
( 0 ) +cos ( 1 ) lim
n

1
n
cosx
x2 dx

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Now taking lim
n

1
n
cosx
x2 dxand testing, we will find that
lim
n

1
n
cosx
x2 dx lim
n

1
n
¿ cosx ¿
x2 dx ¿
And the absolute values of |cos x| ranges between 0 and 1.
Taking the highest value i.e. 1, it will become
lim
n

1
n
1
x2 dx which converges.
Since, lim
n

1
n
cosx
x2 dx lim
n

1
n
¿ cosx ¿
x2 dx ¿ , hence
1

sinx
x dx converges .
Part d
Prove that
1

1cos 2 x
x dx di verges .
Hint: Split the expression inside the integral into two parts.
Solution.

1

1cos 2 x
x dx =
1

1
x dx
1

cos 2 x
x dx
The second part of the equation would be solved using integration by
parts u v' dx=uv u' vdx
u= 1
x , u' = 1
x2 , v'=cos 2 x dx , v =sin 2 x
2
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1

1cos 2 x
x = [ 1
x2 ] {( sin 2 x
2 x ) sin 2 x
2 x2 dx }
Let us introduce limits

1

1cos 2 x
x =lim
b

1
b
1
x dxlim
b

1
b
cos 2 x
x dx
¿ [1
x2 ]{( sin 2 x
2 x ) sin 2 x
2 x2 dx }
¿ lim
b [1
x2 ] b
1{lim
b
( sin 2 x
2 x )
b
1 lim
b
1
b
sin 2 x
2 x2
dx }
¿ lim
b
[ 0 ] 1lim
b
[ 0 ] sin [ 2 ] lim
b

1
b
sin2 x
2 x2 dx
Now takin
lim
b

1
b
sin2 x
2 x2 dxtesting , we will find that lim
b

1
b
sin2 x
2 x2 dx lim
b

1
b
¿ sin 2 x ¿
2 x2 dx ¿
The absolute |sin 2x| ranges between 0 and 2.5
Taking the largest value, we will obtain
lim
b

1
b
5
4 x2 dx
Hence
1

1cos 2 x
x dx diverges .
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Part e
Prove that
1

¿ sinx
x ¿ dx converges . ¿
Hint: Use the fact that |sin x| Sin2 x ϵR
Solutions.
When dealing with absolute values, we would only consider positive
values.
We use integration by parts to obtain or solutions
u v' dx=uv u' vdx
1
x . sinxdx=[ cox
x ¿ ] cosx
x2 dx ¿
We now introduce our limits

1

¿ sinx
x ¿=lim
b

1
b
sinx
x2 dx ¿
Solving the above we obtain
¿ lim
b
¿
¿ lim
b
( [ cos ( b )
b2 ] + cos ( 1 )
1 )
1
b
cosx
x2 dx

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¿ lim
b
( 0 ) 1 lim
b
cos ( 1 )
1
b
cosx
x2 dx
We now test
1
b
cosx
x2 dx ¿ know the lowest values are 0thehighest values areinfinite .

1
b
cosx
x2 dx>
1
b
¿ cosx
x2 dx
Hence,
1

¿ sinx
x ¿ dx converge ¿
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References
Grosser, D. (2014). Improper Integrals.
Lay, D. (2012). Linear Algebra and Its Applications. University of Mary Land.
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