If the limit above can be expressed as , where and are coprime positive integers, find .
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I = m → ∞ lim ∫ − ∞ ∞ 1 + x 2 + x 4 + . . . + x 2 m d x = m → ∞ lim 2 ∫ 0 ∞ 1 + x 2 + x 4 + . . . + x 2 m d x = m → ∞ lim 2 ∫ 0 1 1 + x 2 + x 4 + . . . + x 2 m d x = 2 ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − x 2 ) d x = 2 [ x − 3 x 3 ] 0 1 = 3 4 Since the integral is even and absolutely convergent (see Note) Note that when ∣ x ∣ ≥ 1 , the integrand = 0
⟹ A + B = 4 + 3 = 7
Note: Since ∫ − ∞ ∞ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 1 + x 2 + x 4 + . . . + x 2 m 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ d x < ∫ − ∞ ∞ 1 + x 2 1 d x < ∞ the integral is absolutely convergent and we can interchange integration with summation.