Does int_1^oo1/root(3)(x+1)dx converge or diverge? If it converges, what is the integral?

1 Answer
Feb 6, 2017

The integral diverges.

Explanation:

Let u = x+1 => du = dx. At x=1, we have u = 2. As x->oo, we have u->oo. Using this substitution,

int_1^oo1/root(3)(x+1)dx = int_1^oo(x+1)^(-1/3)dx

=int_2^oou^(-1/3)du

=[u^(2/3)/(2/3)]_2^oo

=3/2(oo^(2/3)-2^(2/3))

=oo

Thus the integral diverges.