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maverick280857
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Hi everyone
Here are two improper integrals and I have to find the values of [itex]p[/itex] for which they are convergent
1. [tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx
[/tex]
2. [tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt
[/tex]
As I do not know the answers and am somewhat stuck with the reasoning, I would be grateful if someone could check these for me and let me know the correct answers
First Problem
[tex]\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx = I_{1} + I_{2}[/tex]
where
[tex]I_{1} = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx[/tex]
[tex]I_{2} = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx[/tex]
Now,
[tex]\frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}} \leq \frac{x}{x^{p}} = \frac{1}{x^{p-1}}[/tex]
So by comparison test (or limit comparison test) [itex]I_{1}[/itex] converges for [itex]2-p > 0[/itex] or [itex]p < 2[/itex].
Similarly, [itex]I_{2}[/itex] converges for [itex]p > 1[/itex]. Putting these together, the original integral converges for [itex]1 < p < 2[/itex]. Is this correct?
Second Problem
[tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt = I_{1} + I_{2}
[/tex]
where
[tex]I_{1} = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt[/tex]
[tex]I_{2} = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt[/tex]
Since,
[tex]\frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} \leq t^{p-1}[/tex]
by comparison test, we can see that [itex]I_{1}[/itex] will converge for [itex]p > 0[/itex]. But this reasoning applied to [itex]I_{2}[/itex] yields a wrong answer. Whats going wrong here?
I think the correct answer to second problem is [itex] 0 < p < 1[/itex].
Here are two improper integrals and I have to find the values of [itex]p[/itex] for which they are convergent
1. [tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx
[/tex]
2. [tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt
[/tex]
As I do not know the answers and am somewhat stuck with the reasoning, I would be grateful if someone could check these for me and let me know the correct answers
First Problem
[tex]\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx = I_{1} + I_{2}[/tex]
where
[tex]I_{1} = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx[/tex]
[tex]I_{2} = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}}dx[/tex]
Now,
[tex]\frac{1-e^{-x}}{x^{p}} \leq \frac{x}{x^{p}} = \frac{1}{x^{p-1}}[/tex]
So by comparison test (or limit comparison test) [itex]I_{1}[/itex] converges for [itex]2-p > 0[/itex] or [itex]p < 2[/itex].
Similarly, [itex]I_{2}[/itex] converges for [itex]p > 1[/itex]. Putting these together, the original integral converges for [itex]1 < p < 2[/itex]. Is this correct?
Second Problem
[tex]
\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt = I_{1} + I_{2}
[/tex]
where
[tex]I_{1} = \int_{0}^{1} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt[/tex]
[tex]I_{2} = \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} dt[/tex]
Since,
[tex]\frac{t^{p-1}}{1+t} \leq t^{p-1}[/tex]
by comparison test, we can see that [itex]I_{1}[/itex] will converge for [itex]p > 0[/itex]. But this reasoning applied to [itex]I_{2}[/itex] yields a wrong answer. Whats going wrong here?
I think the correct answer to second problem is [itex] 0 < p < 1[/itex].