Evaluating the integral $int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$

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If $displaystyleint_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=largedisplaystyledfrac1ka^6$, then find the value of $displaystyledfrack8$.




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$$beginalign
&int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx, textwith, x^2=t,2x~mathrmdx=mathrmdt\
&=frac12int_0^inftydfrac(x^2)(2x)x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=frac12int_0^inftydfractt+a^2,mathrmdt=frac12int_0^inftydfract+a^2-a^2t+a^2,mathrmdt\
&=frac12left[int_0^inftymathrmdt-int_0^inftydfraca^2t+a^2,mathrmdtright]=frac12left[t|_0^infty-a^2ln(a^2+t)|_0^inftyright]
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  • Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
    – gimusi
    Sep 9 at 8:49







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    Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
    – Maam
    Sep 9 at 8:56











  • $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
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    Sep 9 at 15:53














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If $displaystyleint_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=largedisplaystyledfrac1ka^6$, then find the value of $displaystyledfrack8$.




I tried a lot but finally stuck at an intermediate form :



$$beginalign
&int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx, textwith, x^2=t,2x~mathrmdx=mathrmdt\
&=frac12int_0^inftydfrac(x^2)(2x)x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=frac12int_0^inftydfractt+a^2,mathrmdt=frac12int_0^inftydfract+a^2-a^2t+a^2,mathrmdt\
&=frac12left[int_0^inftymathrmdt-int_0^inftydfraca^2t+a^2,mathrmdtright]=frac12left[t|_0^infty-a^2ln(a^2+t)|_0^inftyright]
endalign$$










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  • Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
    – gimusi
    Sep 9 at 8:49







  • 4




    Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
    – Maam
    Sep 9 at 8:56











  • $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
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    Sep 9 at 15:53












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If $displaystyleint_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=largedisplaystyledfrac1ka^6$, then find the value of $displaystyledfrack8$.




I tried a lot but finally stuck at an intermediate form :



$$beginalign
&int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx, textwith, x^2=t,2x~mathrmdx=mathrmdt\
&=frac12int_0^inftydfrac(x^2)(2x)x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=frac12int_0^inftydfractt+a^2,mathrmdt=frac12int_0^inftydfract+a^2-a^2t+a^2,mathrmdt\
&=frac12left[int_0^inftymathrmdt-int_0^inftydfraca^2t+a^2,mathrmdtright]=frac12left[t|_0^infty-a^2ln(a^2+t)|_0^inftyright]
endalign$$










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If $displaystyleint_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=largedisplaystyledfrac1ka^6$, then find the value of $displaystyledfrack8$.




I tried a lot but finally stuck at an intermediate form :



$$beginalign
&int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx, textwith, x^2=t,2x~mathrmdx=mathrmdt\
&=frac12int_0^inftydfrac(x^2)(2x)x^2+a^2,mathrmdx=frac12int_0^inftydfractt+a^2,mathrmdt=frac12int_0^inftydfract+a^2-a^2t+a^2,mathrmdt\
&=frac12left[int_0^inftymathrmdt-int_0^inftydfraca^2t+a^2,mathrmdtright]=frac12left[t|_0^infty-a^2ln(a^2+t)|_0^inftyright]
endalign$$







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    Please refrain from posting photos and make a post using MathJax so that's easily readable but also searchable.
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  • Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
    – gimusi
    Sep 9 at 8:49







  • 4




    Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
    – Maam
    Sep 9 at 8:56











  • $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
    – Henry Lee
    Sep 9 at 15:53












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    Please refrain from posting photos and make a post using MathJax so that's easily readable but also searchable.
    – Rebellos
    Sep 9 at 8:46










  • Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
    – gimusi
    Sep 9 at 8:49







  • 4




    Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
    – Maam
    Sep 9 at 8:56











  • $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
    – Henry Lee
    Sep 9 at 15:53







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Please refrain from posting photos and make a post using MathJax so that's easily readable but also searchable.
– Rebellos
Sep 9 at 8:46




Please refrain from posting photos and make a post using MathJax so that's easily readable but also searchable.
– Rebellos
Sep 9 at 8:46












Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
– gimusi
Sep 9 at 8:49





Your derivation seems to be correct and the integral diverges, just collect t in the last expression and then take the limit $to infty$.
– gimusi
Sep 9 at 8:49





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Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
– Maam
Sep 9 at 8:56





Your anti-derivative is correct. The integral diverges - this can be seen without computation, because the function is continuous on $[0,infty$ and behaves asymptotically like $x.$
– Maam
Sep 9 at 8:56













$$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
– Henry Lee
Sep 9 at 15:53




$$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$ firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$ For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$ so our integral becomes: $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$ Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated
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$$I=displaystyleintdfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$$



Substitute $u=x^2+a^2$ thus $mathrmdx=dfrac12x,mathrmdu$



$$I=classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-1dfrac12displaystyleintdfracu-a^2u,mathrmdu$$



$$I=dfrac12displaystyleintleft(1-dfraca^2uright)mathrmdu$$
$$I=dfrac12displaystyleint1,mathrmdu-dfrac12classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-2a^2displaystyleintdfrac1u,mathrmdu$$
$$I=dfracu2-dfraca^2lnleft(uright)2+c$$
$$I=left(dfracx^2+a^22-dfraca^2lnleft(x^2+a^2right)2right)biggr|_x=0^infty$$



The integral is divergent.






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    $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$
    firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$



    For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$
    so our integral becomes:




    $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$




    Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated






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      The integral does not converge.



      Let



      $$ I=int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx.$$



      By the Schwinger parametrization we have



      $$ I=int_0^infty mathrmdt, exp(-ta^2)int_0^infty mathrmdx, x^3 expleft(-tx^2right).$$



      The last integral can be calculated by the Feynman trick. Using this result, one gets



      $$I=int_0^infty mathrmdt,frac sqrtpiexp(-ta^2)4 t^3/2=fracsqrtpia4Gamma left(-1,0right),$$



      which is infinity since



      $$ Gammaleft(-1,0right)equivint_0^infty mathrmdt, t^-3/2exp(-t)=tildeinfty.$$






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        $$I=displaystyleintdfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$$



        Substitute $u=x^2+a^2$ thus $mathrmdx=dfrac12x,mathrmdu$



        $$I=classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-1dfrac12displaystyleintdfracu-a^2u,mathrmdu$$



        $$I=dfrac12displaystyleintleft(1-dfraca^2uright)mathrmdu$$
        $$I=dfrac12displaystyleint1,mathrmdu-dfrac12classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-2a^2displaystyleintdfrac1u,mathrmdu$$
        $$I=dfracu2-dfraca^2lnleft(uright)2+c$$
        $$I=left(dfracx^2+a^22-dfraca^2lnleft(x^2+a^2right)2right)biggr|_x=0^infty$$



        The integral is divergent.






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          $$I=displaystyleintdfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$$



          Substitute $u=x^2+a^2$ thus $mathrmdx=dfrac12x,mathrmdu$



          $$I=classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-1dfrac12displaystyleintdfracu-a^2u,mathrmdu$$



          $$I=dfrac12displaystyleintleft(1-dfraca^2uright)mathrmdu$$
          $$I=dfrac12displaystyleint1,mathrmdu-dfrac12classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-2a^2displaystyleintdfrac1u,mathrmdu$$
          $$I=dfracu2-dfraca^2lnleft(uright)2+c$$
          $$I=left(dfracx^2+a^22-dfraca^2lnleft(x^2+a^2right)2right)biggr|_x=0^infty$$



          The integral is divergent.






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            $$I=displaystyleintdfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$$



            Substitute $u=x^2+a^2$ thus $mathrmdx=dfrac12x,mathrmdu$



            $$I=classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-1dfrac12displaystyleintdfracu-a^2u,mathrmdu$$



            $$I=dfrac12displaystyleintleft(1-dfraca^2uright)mathrmdu$$
            $$I=dfrac12displaystyleint1,mathrmdu-dfrac12classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-2a^2displaystyleintdfrac1u,mathrmdu$$
            $$I=dfracu2-dfraca^2lnleft(uright)2+c$$
            $$I=left(dfracx^2+a^22-dfraca^2lnleft(x^2+a^2right)2right)biggr|_x=0^infty$$



            The integral is divergent.






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            $$I=displaystyleintdfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx$$



            Substitute $u=x^2+a^2$ thus $mathrmdx=dfrac12x,mathrmdu$



            $$I=classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-1dfrac12displaystyleintdfracu-a^2u,mathrmdu$$



            $$I=dfrac12displaystyleintleft(1-dfraca^2uright)mathrmdu$$
            $$I=dfrac12displaystyleint1,mathrmdu-dfrac12classsteps-nodecssIdsteps-node-2a^2displaystyleintdfrac1u,mathrmdu$$
            $$I=dfracu2-dfraca^2lnleft(uright)2+c$$
            $$I=left(dfracx^2+a^22-dfraca^2lnleft(x^2+a^2right)2right)biggr|_x=0^infty$$



            The integral is divergent.







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                $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$
                firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$



                For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$
                so our integral becomes:




                $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$




                Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated






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                  $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$
                  firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$



                  For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$
                  so our integral becomes:




                  $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$




                  Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated






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                    $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$
                    firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$



                    For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$
                    so our integral becomes:




                    $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$




                    Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated






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                    $$I=int_0^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2dx$$
                    firstly, let $u=x^2+a^2$ so $fracdudx=2x therefore dx=fracdu2x$



                    For $x=0$, $u=a^2$. For $xtoinfty$, $lim_xto inftyleft(x^2+a^2right)toinfty$
                    so our integral becomes:




                    $$I=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^3x^2+a^2.fracdux=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracx^2x^2+a^2dx=frac12int_a^2^inftyfracu-a^2udu=frac12int_a^2^infty du-fraca^22int_a^2^inftyfrac1udu$$




                    Both parts to this integral are divergent and so the integral cannot be calculated







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                        The integral does not converge.



                        Let



                        $$ I=int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx.$$



                        By the Schwinger parametrization we have



                        $$ I=int_0^infty mathrmdt, exp(-ta^2)int_0^infty mathrmdx, x^3 expleft(-tx^2right).$$



                        The last integral can be calculated by the Feynman trick. Using this result, one gets



                        $$I=int_0^infty mathrmdt,frac sqrtpiexp(-ta^2)4 t^3/2=fracsqrtpia4Gamma left(-1,0right),$$



                        which is infinity since



                        $$ Gammaleft(-1,0right)equivint_0^infty mathrmdt, t^-3/2exp(-t)=tildeinfty.$$






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                          The integral does not converge.



                          Let



                          $$ I=int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx.$$



                          By the Schwinger parametrization we have



                          $$ I=int_0^infty mathrmdt, exp(-ta^2)int_0^infty mathrmdx, x^3 expleft(-tx^2right).$$



                          The last integral can be calculated by the Feynman trick. Using this result, one gets



                          $$I=int_0^infty mathrmdt,frac sqrtpiexp(-ta^2)4 t^3/2=fracsqrtpia4Gamma left(-1,0right),$$



                          which is infinity since



                          $$ Gammaleft(-1,0right)equivint_0^infty mathrmdt, t^-3/2exp(-t)=tildeinfty.$$






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                            The integral does not converge.



                            Let



                            $$ I=int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx.$$



                            By the Schwinger parametrization we have



                            $$ I=int_0^infty mathrmdt, exp(-ta^2)int_0^infty mathrmdx, x^3 expleft(-tx^2right).$$



                            The last integral can be calculated by the Feynman trick. Using this result, one gets



                            $$I=int_0^infty mathrmdt,frac sqrtpiexp(-ta^2)4 t^3/2=fracsqrtpia4Gamma left(-1,0right),$$



                            which is infinity since



                            $$ Gammaleft(-1,0right)equivint_0^infty mathrmdt, t^-3/2exp(-t)=tildeinfty.$$






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                            The integral does not converge.



                            Let



                            $$ I=int_0^inftydfracx^3x^2+a^2,mathrmdx.$$



                            By the Schwinger parametrization we have



                            $$ I=int_0^infty mathrmdt, exp(-ta^2)int_0^infty mathrmdx, x^3 expleft(-tx^2right).$$



                            The last integral can be calculated by the Feynman trick. Using this result, one gets



                            $$I=int_0^infty mathrmdt,frac sqrtpiexp(-ta^2)4 t^3/2=fracsqrtpia4Gamma left(-1,0right),$$



                            which is infinity since



                            $$ Gammaleft(-1,0right)equivint_0^infty mathrmdt, t^-3/2exp(-t)=tildeinfty.$$







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