{
"query": {
"display": "$$\\int_{6}^{8}\\frac{88}{\\left(x-6\\right)^{3}}dx$$",
"symbolab_question": "BIG_OPERATOR#\\int _{6}^{8}\\frac{88}{(x-6)^{3}}dx"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Integrals",
"subTopic": "Definite Integrals",
"default": "\\mathrm{diverges}",
"meta": {
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\int_{6}^{8}\\frac{88}{\\left(x-6\\right)^{3}}dx=$$diverges",
"input": "\\int_{6}^{8}\\frac{88}{\\left(x-6\\right)^{3}}dx",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\int{a\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}dx}=a\\cdot\\int{f\\left(x\\right)dx}$$",
"result": "=88\\cdot\\:\\int_{6}^{8}\\frac{1}{\\left(x-6\\right)^{3}}dx"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply u-substitution",
"input": "\\int_{6}^{8}\\frac{1}{\\left(x-6\\right)^{3}}dx",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Integral Substitution definition",
"text": "$$\\int\\:f\\left(g\\left(x\\right)\\right)\\cdot\\:g'\\left(x\\right)dx=\\int\\:f\\left(u\\right)du,\\:\\quad\\:u=g\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"Substitute: $$u=x-6$$"
]
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{du}{dx}=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-6\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{dx}{dx}-\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(6\\right)"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{dx}{dx}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"result": "=1"
}
],
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},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(6\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(6\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Derivative of a constant: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left({a}\\right)=0$$",
"result": "=0"
}
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}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=1-0"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=1",
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Solver"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Derivatives",
"interimType": "Derivatives"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:du=1dx$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:dx=1du$$"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\int\\:\\frac{1}{u^{3}}\\cdot\\:1du"
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\int\\:\\frac{1}{u^{3}}du"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Adjust integral boundaries:"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$x=6\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:u=0$$",
"input": "u=x-6",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Plug in $$x=6$$",
"result": "=6-6"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$6-6=0$$",
"result": "=0"
}
],
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}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$x=8\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:u=2$$",
"input": "u=x-6",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Plug in $$x=8$$",
"result": "=8-6"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$8-6=2$$",
"result": "=2"
}
],
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}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\int_{0}^{2}\\frac{1}{u^{3}}du"
}
],
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"interimType": "Integral U Substitution 1Eq",
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=88\\cdot\\:\\int_{0}^{2}\\frac{1}{u^{3}}du"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the Power Rule",
"input": "\\int_{0}^{2}\\frac{1}{u^{3}}du",
"result": "=88[-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}]_{0}^{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\frac{1}{a^b}=a^{-b}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\frac{1}{u^{3}}=u^{-3}$$"
],
"result": "=\\int_{0}^{2}u^{-3}du",
"meta": {
"practiceLink": "/practice/exponent-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Expand FOIL"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\int{x^{a}}dx=\\frac{x^{a+1}}{a+1},\\:\\quad\\:a\\neq{-1}$$",
"result": "=[\\frac{u^{-3+1}}{-3+1}]_{0}^{2}"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{u^{-3+1}}{-3+1}:{\\quad}-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{u^{-3+1}}{-3+1}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add/Subtract the numbers: $$-3+1=-2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{u^{-2}}{-2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{a}{-b}=-\\frac{a}{b}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{u^{-2}}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^{-b}=\\frac{1}{a^b}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$u^{-2}=\\frac{1}{u^{2}}$$"
],
"result": "=-\\frac{\\frac{1}{u^{2}}}{2}",
"meta": {
"practiceLink": "/practice/exponent-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Expand FOIL"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{\\frac{b}{c}}{a}=\\frac{b}{c\\:\\cdot\\:a}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\frac{\\frac{1}{u^{2}}}{2}=\\frac{1}{u^{2}\\cdot\\:2}$$"
],
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{u^{2}\\cdot\\:2}"
}
],
"meta": {
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"interimType": "Algebraic Manipulation Simplify Title 1Eq"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=[-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}]_{0}^{2}"
}
],
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},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Compute the boundaries:$${\\quad}$$diverges",
"input": "[-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}]_{0}^{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\int_{a}^{b}{f\\left(x\\right)dx}=F\\left(b\\right)-F\\left(a\\right)=\\lim_{x\\to\\:b-}\\left(F\\left(x\\right)\\right)-\\lim_{x\\to\\:a+}\\left(F\\left(x\\right)\\right)$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\lim_{u\\to\\:0+}\\left(-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}\\right)=-\\infty\\:$$",
"input": "\\lim_{u\\to\\:0+}\\left(-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[c\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}]=c\\cdot\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\lim_{u\\to\\:0+}\\left(\\frac{1}{u^{2}}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "For $$u\\:$$approaching $$0\\:$$from the right$$,\\:u>0\\quad\\Rightarrow\\quad\\:u^{2}>0$$",
"secondary": [
"The denominator is a positive quantity approaching 0 from the right"
],
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\infty\\:"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply Infinity Property: $$-c\\cdot\\infty=-\\infty$$",
"result": "=-\\infty\\:",
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"solvingClass": "Solver"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Limits",
"interimType": "Limits"
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\lim_{u\\to\\:2-}\\left(-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}\\right)=-\\frac{1}{8}$$",
"input": "\\lim_{u\\to\\:2-}\\left(-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Plug in the value $$u=2$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{2\\cdot\\:2^{2}}",
"meta": {
"title": {
"extension": "Limit properties - if the limit of f(x), and g(x) exists, then:<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to\\:a}\\left(x\\right)=a$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[c\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}]=c\\cdot\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[\\left(f\\left(x\\right)\\right)^c]=\\left(\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^c$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[f\\left(x\\right)\\pm{g\\left(x\\right)}]=\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\pm\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[f\\left(x\\right)\\cdot{g\\left(x\\right)}]=\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\cdot\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}\\left(\\frac{f\\left(x\\right)}{g\\left(x\\right)}\\right)=\\frac{\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}}{\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}},\\:$$where $$\\lim_{x\\to{a}}g\\left(x\\right)\\neq0$$"
}
}
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$-\\frac{1}{2\\cdot\\:2^{2}}:{\\quad}-\\frac{1}{8}$$",
"input": "-\\frac{1}{2\\cdot\\:2^{2}}",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{8}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$2\\cdot\\:2^{2}=2^{3}$$",
"input": "2\\cdot\\:2^{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^b\\cdot\\:a^c=a^{b+c}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$2\\cdot\\:2^{2}=\\:2^{1+2}$$"
],
"result": "=2^{1+2}",
"meta": {
"practiceLink": "/practice/exponent-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Expand FOIL"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$1+2=3$$",
"result": "=2^{3}"
}
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{2^{3}}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "$$2^{3}=8$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{8}"
}
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"meta": {
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}
},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=\\mathrm{diverges}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Since $$\\lim_{u\\to\\:0+}\\left(-\\frac{1}{2u^{2}}\\right)=-\\infty\\:$$",
"result": "=\\mathrm{diverges}"
}
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\mathrm{diverges}"
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Take the constant out:
Apply u-substitution
Apply the Power Rule
Compute the boundaries:diverges
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