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<span class="exam">(b) &nbsp; <math>\int_1^4 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}</math>
 
<span class="exam">(b) &nbsp; <math>\int_1^4 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}</math>
  
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[[009B Sample Final 1, Problem 6 Solution|'''<u>Solution</u>''']]
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|'''1.''' How could you write &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: -14px">\int_0^{\infty} f(x)~dx</math> so that you can integrate?
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You can write &nbsp; <math>\int_0^{\infty} f(x)~dx=\lim_{a\rightarrow\infty} \int_0^a f(x)~dx.</math>
 
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|'''2.''' How could you write &nbsp; <math>\int_{-1}^1 \frac{1}{x}~dx?</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The problem is that &nbsp;<math>\frac{1}{x}</math>&nbsp; is not continuous at &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">x=0.</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; So, you can write &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -15px">\int_{-1}^1 \frac{1}{x}~dx=\lim_{a\rightarrow 0^-} \int_{-1}^a \frac{1}{x}~dx+\lim_{a\rightarrow 0^+} \int_a^1 \frac{1}{x}~dx.</math>
 
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|'''3.''' How would you integrate &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -13px">\int xe^x\,dx?</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;You can use integration by parts.
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u=x</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">dv=e^xdx.</math>
 
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[[009B Sample Final 1, Problem 6 Detailed Solution|'''<u>Detailed Solution</u>''']]
  
'''(a)'''
 
  
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|First, we write &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -14px">\int_0^{\infty} xe^{-x}~dx=\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \int_0^a xe^{-x}~dx.</math>
 
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|Now, we proceed using integration by parts.
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u=x</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">dv=e^{-x}dx.</math>
 
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|Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">du=dx</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">v=-e^{-x}.</math>
 
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|Thus, the integral becomes
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\int_0^{\infty} xe^{-x}~dx=\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \left.-xe^{-x}\right|_0^a-\int_0^a-e^{-x}\,dx.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|For the remaining integral, we need to use &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u</math>-substitution.
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u=-x.</math>&nbsp; Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">du=-dx.</math>
 
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|Since the integral is a definite integral, we need to change the bounds of integration.
 
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|Plugging in our values into the equation &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -4px">u=-x,</math>&nbsp; we get
 
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|<math style="vertical-align: -5px">u_1=0</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -3px">u_2=-a.</math>
 
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|Thus, the integral becomes
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int_0^{\infty} xe^{-x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} -xe^{-x}\bigg|_0^a-\int_0^{-a}e^{u}~du}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} -xe^{-x}\bigg|_0^a-e^{u}\bigg|_0^{-a}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} -ae^{-a}-(e^{-a}-1)}.\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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!Step 3: &nbsp;
 
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|Now, we evaluate to get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int_0^{\infty} xe^{-x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} -ae^{-a}-(e^{-a}-1)}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \frac{-a}{e^a}-\frac{1}{e^a}+1}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \frac{-a-1}{e^a}+1}.\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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|Using L'Hôpital's Rule, we get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int_0^{\infty} xe^{-x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow \infty} \frac{-1}{e^a}+1}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{0+1}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{1}.\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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'''(b)'''
 
 
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|First, we write &nbsp;<math>\int_1^4 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}=\lim_{a\rightarrow 4} \int_1^a\frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}.</math>
 
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|Now, we proceed by &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">u</math>-substitution.
 
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|We let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">u=4-x.</math>&nbsp; Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">du=-dx.</math>
 
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|Since the integral is a definite integral, we need to change the bounds of integration.
 
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|Plugging in our values into the equation &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -4px">u=4-x,</math>&nbsp; we get
 
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|<math style="vertical-align: -5px">u_1=4-1=3</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -3px">u_2=4-a.</math>
 
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|Thus, the integral becomes
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\int_1^4 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}\,=\,\lim_{a\rightarrow 4} \int_3^{4-a}\frac{-1}{\sqrt{u}}~du.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|We integrate to get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\int_1^4 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{4-x}}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow 4} -2u^{\frac{1}{2}}\bigg|_{3}^{4-a}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{a\rightarrow 4}-2\sqrt{4-a}+2\sqrt{3}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{3}}.\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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!Final Answer: &nbsp;
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(a)''' &nbsp; &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -3px">1</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(b)''' &nbsp; &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -4px">2\sqrt{3}</math>
 
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