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Use Improper Integral techniques to solve the integral below. If the integral diverges then say so and why.

**Example Problem 1:**

Evaluate the improper integral:

\[ \int_{e^2}^{\infty} \frac{dx}{x \ln^4(x)} \]

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**Explanation:**

This integral involves the evaluation of an improper integral with bounds from \(e^2\) to infinity. The function to be integrated is \(\frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)}\). The solution of this integral may involve techniques such as substitution and understanding its convergence or divergence based on the behavior of the integrand as \(x\) approaches infinity.

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**Graph/Diagram:**

There are no graphs or diagrams for this problem, but typically, one might consider plotting the function \( \frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)} \) to understand its behavior. For this specific problem, as \(x \to \infty\), the integrand \(\frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)}\) tends to zero, and as \(x \to e^2\), the integrand has finite value since the logarithm of a positive value (in this case, \( e^2 \)) is defined.
Transcribed Image Text:**Example Problem 1:** Evaluate the improper integral: \[ \int_{e^2}^{\infty} \frac{dx}{x \ln^4(x)} \] --- **Explanation:** This integral involves the evaluation of an improper integral with bounds from \(e^2\) to infinity. The function to be integrated is \(\frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)}\). The solution of this integral may involve techniques such as substitution and understanding its convergence or divergence based on the behavior of the integrand as \(x\) approaches infinity. --- **Graph/Diagram:** There are no graphs or diagrams for this problem, but typically, one might consider plotting the function \( \frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)} \) to understand its behavior. For this specific problem, as \(x \to \infty\), the integrand \(\frac{1}{x \ln^4(x)}\) tends to zero, and as \(x \to e^2\), the integrand has finite value since the logarithm of a positive value (in this case, \( e^2 \)) is defined.
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