Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH103/April 2010/Question 01 (e)
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Question 01 (e) |
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Multiple Choice Question: Exactly ONE of the answers provided is correct. There is no partial credit in this questions. Which of the following improper integrals converges?
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Hint 1 |
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For an improper integral of the form to converge it is necessary (but not sufficient) that f(x) approaches 0 as x goes to infinity. Check this condition first to rule out some candidates that do not satisfy this. |
Hint 2 |
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For the remaining candidates try the integral test. |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Let's check first the if the integrand goes to 0, as a necessary condition for convergence.
This only leaves candidates ii., iii., and iv..
And indeed, iv. does converge: By the integral test, converges if converges. This sum does converge by the p-series test. Hence the correct answer is iv.. As a fun fact, |