Definite and Improper Integral Calculator

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Your input: calculate $$$\int_{0}^{\infty}\left( \frac{1}{x^{2}} \right)dx$$$

First, calculate the corresponding indefinite integral: $$$\int{\frac{1}{x^{2}} d x}=- \frac{1}{x}$$$ (for steps, see indefinite integral calculator)

Since there is infinity in the upper bound, this is improper integral of type 1.

The interval of integration contains the point $$$0$$$, which is not in the domain of the integrand, so this is an improper integral of type 2.

To evaluate an integral over an interval, we use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. However, we need to use limit if an endpoint of the interval is special (infinite or is not in the domain of the function).

$$$\int_{0}^{\infty}\left( \frac{1}{x^{2}} \right)dx=\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(- \frac{1}{x}\right)-\lim_{x \to 0}\left(- \frac{1}{x}\right)=\infty$$$

Since the value of the integral is not finite, then it is divergent.

Answer: the integral is divergent.

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