Improper Integrals: Decide Convergence Before You Integrate

An improper integral is a limit, not a new technique: infinite intervals and unbounded integrands each need their own limit, the p-rules run in opposite directions at an endpoint and at infinity, and comparison can decide convergence without finding a value.

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Evaluate the Integral or State That It Diverges: Six Improper Integrals