Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / Paper 1 / 20 / a / Solution

Under the usual regularity assumptions, the Leibniz integral rule isThere is a genuine domain problem in the following integral as printed in the PDF. PutThe point $t=2$ is a simple pole, withFor every $x>4$, the lower endpoint $\sin (1/x)$ is less than $2$ and the upper endpoint $\sqrt{x}$ is greater than $2$. The interval therefore crosses the pole. Since $q(t)=33/[7(t-2)]+O(1)$ near $2$, the two one-sided improper integrals diverge logarithmically, with opposite signs. Their divergences do not define an ordinary integral. Consequently the ordinary limit in the question is undefined as written: its underlying integral has no finite value for any $x\ge 4$.

A separately specified Cauchy principal value does exist for $x>4$. Under that interpretation, differentiating a principal-value integral across a fixed simple pole givesThe first term isand the second tends to zero because $q$ is bounded near $t=0$. Thus the principal-value version has limit $\boxed{1}$. The two conclusions are distinct: this regularised answer requires the additional principal-value convention, which the printed question does not state.