Solution

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The required range is
Near , the ratio tends to , so it causes no convergence problem. Near , one useful identity is
For , this bounds its absolute value by , which is integrable on . It also supplies the domination used in part (i).
For , the integrand is negative and behaves as near zero; its improper integral diverges. For its negative singularity is even stronger, and comparison with that same divergent integral again rules out convergence. Thus the original finite real-valued definition of has precisely the stated domain.

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