Re: Re: Re: Trouble with Integrate
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- From: Vladimir Bondarenko <vvb at mail.strace.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:51:59 -0500 (EST)
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Marko Vojinovic <vojinovi at panet.co.yu> wrote on Tue, 11 Feb 2003 04:41:28
MV> Let
MV> g = Sqrt[1+x^(2a)]-x^a
MV> where if we put the parameter a to be 2 we recover the original function, f.
MV> Now,
MV> Integrate[g,{x,0,Infinity}] /. a->2
MV> gives the correct answer
In[1] := Integrate[Sqrt[1 + x^(2a)] - x^a, {x, 0, Infinity}] /. a -> 2/3
Out[1] = -(Gamma[-5/4]*Gamma[7/4])/(2*Sqrt[Pi]) (* <- INVALID *)
In[2] := N[%]
Out[2] = -1.01666
Actually this integral, obviously, diverges to the plus infinity.
In[3] := N[Integrate[Sqrt[1 + x^(2a)] - x^a, {x, 0, 10^10}] /. a -> 2/3]
Out[3] = 3232.
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