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Section 7.7 Improper Integrals
• So far in computing definite integrals on the interval a ≤ x ≤ b, we have assumed our interval was of finite length and our function was continuous
• This is not always the case
• We have to be able to compute integrals that are on unbounded intervals
• We need to be able to compute integrals of functions that may not be continuous on our given interval
• Such integrals are called improper
I. When the limit of integration is infinite
• Consider
• We calculate
• Now we take the limit as b ∞
• So we say converges to 1
1 2
1dx
x
1
1111
11 2
bdx
xx
bb
111
lim1
lim1 2
bdx
x b
b
b
1 2
1dx
x
• Suppose f(x) is positive for x ≥ a.
If is a definite number, we say that
converges.
Otherwise it diverges.
b
abdxxf )(lim
adxxf )(
Examples
0 2 1
2dx
x
x
1
1dx
x
0dxxex
Recall
• If either of the integrals diverges, the whole thing diverges
c
cdxxfdxxfdxxf )()()(
II. When the integrand becomes infinite
• In this case we may have a finite interval, but the function may be unbounded somewhere on the interval
• Consider
• Has an asymptote at x = 0
• Handle it in a similar way
1
0
1dx
x
• We compute
• Now we take the limit
• So converges to 2
2/1122
1adx
xa
222lim1
lim 2/1
0
1
0
adxx aaa
1
0
1dx
x
• Suppose f(x) is positive for x ≥ a.
If is a definite number, we say that
converges.
Otherwise it diverges.
As before we can split the interval so the point of discontinuity is an end point
c
abcdxxf )(lim
b
adxxf )(
Examples
4
0 2
2
x
dx
2
0ln dxx
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