Tutorial Sheet 8

Improper Integral, Beta and Gamma Function

1. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals of first kind

∫ ∞ ∫ ∞ ∫ ∞ ∫ ∞
−x dx x2 + 1 dx
(a) e cos 2x dx, (b) (c) √ dx (d) √
0 1 x3 (1 + ex2 ) 1 x5 0 2x3 + x

2. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals of second kind

∫ 2
√ ∫ 1 ∫ π/2 ∫ 4
x3 sin(x4 ) tan x log x
(a) dx (b) √ dx (c) dx (d) √ dx
1 ln x 0 x 1 x3/2 3 |3 − x|

3. Discuss the convergence/divergence of improper integrals

∫ ∞ ∫ ∞ ∫ ∞ ∫ ∞
−1
4x3 x2 | ln x|3 dx 1 + x2
(a) x 2 e dx (b) dx, (c) dx, p > 0 (d) dx
0 0 (1 + x2 )2 −∞ |x|p (1 + x2 ) 0 1 + x4

∫ 1
sin x
4. Show that dx converges if and only if 0 < p < 2.
0 xp
5. Show the following:
∫ ∞ ∫
sin x π 1
xt − 1
(a) e−tx dx = − arctan t, (b) dx = log(1 + t).
0 x 2 0 log x

6. Using Beta and Gamma functions, evaluate the following:

∫ ∫ ∫ ( ( ))n ∫ π/2
∞ π/2 √ 1
1
e−x dx
2
(a) (b) tan xdx (c) xm log dx (d) sin6 θ cos7 θdθ
0 0 0 x 0