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ID: past-exam-of-the-integration-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2023/2/b/ii/solution
Past exam of the integration course of the University of Oxford 2023 2 b ii Solution by
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Put . For every , , and the upper bound is a Lebesgue integrable function by part (b)(i). Since for each as , the dominated convergence theorem gives right continuity at zero andTo apply dominated differentiation under the integral sign, fix and restrict to . ThenFor , . For , writing , the substitution rule givesThus is integrable. The mean value theorem bounds nearby difference quotients by , so the dominated convergence theorem justifies the derivative at . As was arbitrary,Now make the change of variables . The reversal of limits cancels the negative differential and givesConsequently . This also follows in sign from the fact that the positive integrand decreases strictly as increases: the printed equation with a positive sign cannot hold. Solving the linear differential equation, or differentiating , and using right continuity at zero givesThis is a half-line instance of the Gaussian integral with an inverse-square term.
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