The discussion centers on determining the convergence or divergence of an improper integral. The user initially received a result of divergence from an online calculator, while their manual calculation yielded zero. The key error identified was the incorrect handling of the expression involving infinity, specifically the misunderstanding of the term ##\infty - \infty##. The correct interpretation shows that the integral diverges, confirming the online calculator's result.
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It should be ##-1/[2(1^2-1)] +- 1/[2(0^2-1)]= -1/0 + 1/2 = -\infty+1/2##Orodruin said:
