Asymptotic expansion integral initial step

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The integral \( G(x) = \int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-xt}}{1+t}dt \) converges for \( x > 0 \) and is dominated by small \( t \) for large \( x \). The discussion focuses on expanding \( G(x) \) using the series \( G(x) = \sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^m}{x^{m+1}}\int_0^\infty e^{-t}t^mdt \). The denominator \( x^{m+1} \) arises from the substitution \( y = xt \) in the integral \( \int_0^\infty e^{-xt} t^mdt \), which simplifies to \( \frac{1}{x^{m+1}}\int_0^\infty e^{-y} y^mdy \).

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Consider the integral $$ G(x) = \int_0^\infty \frac{e^{-xt}}{1+t}dt$$ which is convergent for x>0.
For large x, it is dominated by small t so expand:
$$G(x) = \int_0^\infty e^{-xt}\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}(-t)^mdt$$

From here my notes say to take out the summation and write:
$$G(x) = \sum_{m=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^m}{x^{m+1}}\int_0^\infty e^{-t}t^mdt$$.
I understand that ##\sum_{m=0}^{\infty}(-1)^m## comes from the previous sum on ##(-t)^m## but I'm not sure where the denominator came from. Surely, it's from the exponential but I don't understand how it came in the denominator.

Any help will be appreciated.
 
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[tex]\int_0^\infty e^{-xt} t^mdt=\frac{1}{x^{m+1}}\int_0^\infty e^{-y} y^mdy,\ where\ y=xt[/tex].
Since y is a dummy, you can call it t.
 

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