AP Calculus | Fiesta 28| Winter 2010 | iLearnMath.

net  2010 
 
Name____________________
Present your answers neatly in the space below and show all your
work for full credit.
Problem 1
Find the values of p for which the integral converges and evaluate the
integral for those values of p:
1

∫
0
1
xp
dx

1 1
p = 1: ∫ dx = ∫ 1x dx = lim+ ln x t = lim+ ln1 − ln t = lim+ − ln t = ∞
1 1
xp t →0 t →0 t →0
0 0
1 1
1 1
x − p +1 x1− p ⎛ 1 t1− p ⎞
p ≠ 1: ∫ 1
dx = ∫ x dx = lim+
−p
= lim+ = lim+ ⎜ − ⎟=
t →0 − p + 1 t →0 1 − p
⎝ 1− p 1− p ⎠
xp t →0
0 0 t t

⎧ 1
⎛ 1 − t1− p ⎞ ⎪ if p > 1 (CONVERGES )
= lim+ ⎜ ⎟ = ⎨1 − p
t →0
⎝ 1 − p ⎠ ⎪−∞
⎩ if p < 1 ( DIVERGES )
ANSWER :
⎛ 1 ⎞
p > 1 ⎜ CONVERGES TO ⎟
⎝ 1− p ⎠
p ≤ 1 ( DIVERGES )
 AP Calculus | Fiesta 28| Winter 2010 | iLearnMath.net  2010 
 

Name____________________
Present your answers neatly in the space below and show all your
work for full credit.
Problem 1
Find the values of p for which the integral converges and evaluate the
integral for those values of p:
∞

∫
e
1
x( ln x )
p dx

∞ t
p = 1: ∫ dx = lim ∫ x( ln1 x ) dx = limln ln x e = lim ( ln ln t − ln ln e ) = lim ( ln ln t ) = ∞
1 t
x ( ln x ) t →∞ t →∞ t →∞ t →∞
e e
∞ t −p − p+1 t 1− p 1− p

P ≠ 1: ∫ x ln1x p dx = lim ∫ (
ln x )
dx = lim ( − p)+1 = lim (
ln t ) −( ln e )
=
ln x
( ) x 1− p
t →∞ t →∞ e t →∞
e e

1− p ⎧⎪∞ if p < 1 ( DIVERGES )

= lim (
ln t ) −1
⎨ 1
t →∞
1− p
⎪⎩ p −1 if p > 1 (CONVERGES )
ANSWER :

p ≤1 ( DIVERGES )
p >1 ( CONVERGES TO 1
p −1 )