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Improper integrals

Integrals to infinity or across a singularity, defined as limits.

∫₁^∞ 1/x² dx is a limit of ∫₁^b as b → ∞, and it converges to 1; the same integral of 1/x diverges. The boundary between the two, p = 1, is the same boundary as for the p-series — the integral test is exactly this correspondence.

Przykład pracownika: integrate 1/x^2 dx from 1 to oo

Calculus · Definite-Integrals

Integrate x^(-2) from 1 to oo

\int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^{2}}\, dx

Krok po kroku

  1. \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^{2}}\, dx

    First find an antiderivative F, then evaluate F(b) − F(a).

  2. \int \frac{1}{x^{2}}\, dx = - \frac{1}{x}

    Power rule: ∫xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1) (n ≠ −1).

  3. F(\infty) - F(1) = \left(0\right) - \left(-1\right)

    Fundamental theorem of calculus: plug in the limits.

  4. = 1

    Simplify.

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Symbols used here

\int f(x)\,dx,\ \int_a^b
integral
Antiderivative (indefinite) or signed area from a to b (definite).
\infty
infinity
Not a number: "grows without bound" in limits and intervals.
\leq,\ \geq
less/greater than or equal
Inequalities that allow equality; < and > exclude it.
\sup,\ \inf
supremum, infimum
Least upper bound, greatest lower bound.
|x|
absolute value / modulus
Distance from zero: |−3| = 3. For a complex number, distance from the origin.
e
Euler's number
2.71828…, the base whose exponential is its own derivative.
\sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k
summation
Add a_k for k = 1 up to n.
\prod_{k=1}^{n} a_k
product
Multiply a_k for k = 1 up to n.
\lim_{x \to a} f(x)
limit
The value f(x) approaches as x approaches a.
\mathbb{N},\ \mathbb{Z},\ \mathbb{Q},\ \mathbb{R},\ \mathbb{C}
number sets
Naturals, integers, rationals, reals, complex numbers.
\forall,\ \exists
for all, there exists
Quantifiers: every x; at least one x.
\blacksquare\ \text{or}\ \square
end of proof (halmos)
Marks the point where the statement has been established.
\varepsilon,\ \delta
epsilon, delta
Small positive tolerances in the definition of a limit.
B(x, r),\ \overline{A},\ \partial A
open ball, closure, boundary
Points within r of x; A plus its limit points; the edge of A.

How to: Improper integrals

  1. First find an antiderivative F, then evaluate F(b) − F(a).
  2. Power rule: ∫xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1) (n ≠ −1).
  3. Fundamental theorem of calculus: plug in the limits.
  4. Simplify.

Questions people ask

What is the ε–δ definition actually saying?

That you can make the output as close to the limit as anyone demands (within ε) by keeping the input close enough (within δ). It replaces "approaches" with a challenge-and-response that can be checked.

Why does the harmonic series diverge when its terms go to zero?

Because the terms shrink too slowly: group them as 1/3 + 1/4 > 1/2, 1/5 + … + 1/8 > 1/2, and so on — infinitely many halves.

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