Question 6 5 pts Evaluate the improper integral $$ \int_{1}^{\infty} \frac{\ln x}{x} d x $$ divergent 3 1/4 2
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An improper integral of the form $$ \int_{a}^{\infty} f(x) d x $$ is defined as the limit: $$ \lim_{b \to \infty} \int_{a}^{b} f(x) d x $$ In our case, $$ f(x) = \frac{\ln x}{x} $$ and $$ a = 1 $$. So we need to evaluate: $$ \lim_{b \to \infty} \int_{1}^{b} Show more…
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