PComp
PComp
∞
x2 + 2x + 7
Z
Define I(p) = dx
2 xp + xp 2
1) Show that I(p) will diverge for p ∈ [0, 1]
1
2) Prove that for p ∈ (−∞, 0) ∪ (1, ∞), gp (x) =
xp2 −2
3) Deduce the values of p ∈ R for which I(p) will converge.