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According to WolframAlpha $int _{-1}^{1} frac{1}{x} dx =0 $. But how can this be proved rigorously? I know that the function is odd, but it's unbounded on $[-1;1]$. Leibniz–Newton formula cannot be applied here either. I would really appreciate some help with this matter.






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    This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
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  • @EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
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According to WolframAlpha $int _{-1}^{1} frac{1}{x} dx =0 $. But how can this be proved rigorously? I know that the function is odd, but it's unbounded on $[-1;1]$. Leibniz–Newton formula cannot be applied here either. I would really appreciate some help with this matter.






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    This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
    – xbh
    36 mins ago










  • @EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
    – Tyberius
    34 mins ago










  • @Tyberius thank you! That's gonna help.
    – Est Mayhem
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According to WolframAlpha $int _{-1}^{1} frac{1}{x} dx =0 $. But how can this be proved rigorously? I know that the function is odd, but it's unbounded on $[-1;1]$. Leibniz–Newton formula cannot be applied here either. I would really appreciate some help with this matter.






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According to WolframAlpha $int _{-1}^{1} frac{1}{x} dx =0 $. But how can this be proved rigorously? I know that the function is odd, but it's unbounded on $[-1;1]$. Leibniz–Newton formula cannot be applied here either. I would really appreciate some help with this matter.






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  • What is your background?
    – Will Jagy
    36 mins ago






  • 3




    This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
    – xbh
    36 mins ago










  • @EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
    – Tyberius
    34 mins ago










  • @Tyberius thank you! That's gonna help.
    – Est Mayhem
    30 mins ago


















  • What is your background?
    – Will Jagy
    36 mins ago






  • 3




    This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
    – xbh
    36 mins ago










  • @EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
    – Tyberius
    34 mins ago










  • @Tyberius thank you! That's gonna help.
    – Est Mayhem
    30 mins ago
















What is your background?
– Will Jagy
36 mins ago




What is your background?
– Will Jagy
36 mins ago




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This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
– xbh
36 mins ago




This is a divergent improper integral. WA might give you the principal value, not the exact value.
– xbh
36 mins ago












@EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
– Tyberius
34 mins ago




@EstMayhem I would look into the concept of the Cauchy principal value. This integral is described in the examples.
– Tyberius
34 mins ago












@Tyberius thank you! That's gonna help.
– Est Mayhem
30 mins ago




@Tyberius thank you! That's gonna help.
– Est Mayhem
30 mins ago










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This cannot be proven rigorously because it is not technically true.



The Cauchy principal value of your integral is $0$, but if you go back to the definition of the improper Riemann integral you will find that this quantity is undefined.






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  • I got it. Thanks for the reply!
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  • @EstMayhem Well I don't know who replied, but you are welcome? The answer is that the function $1/x$ is not Lebesgue integrable on this interval.
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The integral is divergent due to $f(x)=frac 1x$ being undefined at $x=0$. However, if we consider the principal value of the integral, then the answer is zero. I'm also assuming this is what Wolfram Alpha gives.



To prove this, split the integral up over its positive and negative parts and replace the zero with a variable and have it tend towards zero.$$begin{align*}intlimits_{-1}^1frac {mathrm dx}x & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}left[intlimits_{-1}^{-varepsilon}frac {mathrm dx}x+intlimits_{varepsilon}^1frac {mathrm dx}xright]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}Bigr[log(-varepsilon)-log(-1)+log 1-log(varepsilon)Bigr]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}logleft(frac {-varepsilon}{-1}frac 1{varepsilon}right)\ & =log 1\ & =0end{align*}$$






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    The Cauchy principal value of your integral is $0$, but if you go back to the definition of the improper Riemann integral you will find that this quantity is undefined.






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    The Cauchy principal value of your integral is $0$, but if you go back to the definition of the improper Riemann integral you will find that this quantity is undefined.







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    What if this a Lebesgue integral?
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    I got it. Thanks for the reply!
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    I got it. Thanks for the reply!
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    @EstMayhem Well I don't know who replied, but you are welcome? The answer is that the function $1/x$ is not Lebesgue integrable on this interval.
    – ItsJustLogicBro
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    @EstMayhem Well I don't know who replied, but you are welcome? The answer is that the function $1/x$ is not Lebesgue integrable on this interval.
    – ItsJustLogicBro
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    The integral is divergent due to $f(x)=frac 1x$ being undefined at $x=0$. However, if we consider the principal value of the integral, then the answer is zero. I'm also assuming this is what Wolfram Alpha gives.



    To prove this, split the integral up over its positive and negative parts and replace the zero with a variable and have it tend towards zero.$$begin{align*}intlimits_{-1}^1frac {mathrm dx}x & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}left[intlimits_{-1}^{-varepsilon}frac {mathrm dx}x+intlimits_{varepsilon}^1frac {mathrm dx}xright]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}Bigr[log(-varepsilon)-log(-1)+log 1-log(varepsilon)Bigr]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}logleft(frac {-varepsilon}{-1}frac 1{varepsilon}right)\ & =log 1\ & =0end{align*}$$






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      The integral is divergent due to $f(x)=frac 1x$ being undefined at $x=0$. However, if we consider the principal value of the integral, then the answer is zero. I'm also assuming this is what Wolfram Alpha gives.



      To prove this, split the integral up over its positive and negative parts and replace the zero with a variable and have it tend towards zero.$$begin{align*}intlimits_{-1}^1frac {mathrm dx}x & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}left[intlimits_{-1}^{-varepsilon}frac {mathrm dx}x+intlimits_{varepsilon}^1frac {mathrm dx}xright]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}Bigr[log(-varepsilon)-log(-1)+log 1-log(varepsilon)Bigr]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}logleft(frac {-varepsilon}{-1}frac 1{varepsilon}right)\ & =log 1\ & =0end{align*}$$






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        The integral is divergent due to $f(x)=frac 1x$ being undefined at $x=0$. However, if we consider the principal value of the integral, then the answer is zero. I'm also assuming this is what Wolfram Alpha gives.



        To prove this, split the integral up over its positive and negative parts and replace the zero with a variable and have it tend towards zero.$$begin{align*}intlimits_{-1}^1frac {mathrm dx}x & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}left[intlimits_{-1}^{-varepsilon}frac {mathrm dx}x+intlimits_{varepsilon}^1frac {mathrm dx}xright]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}Bigr[log(-varepsilon)-log(-1)+log 1-log(varepsilon)Bigr]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}logleft(frac {-varepsilon}{-1}frac 1{varepsilon}right)\ & =log 1\ & =0end{align*}$$






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        The integral is divergent due to $f(x)=frac 1x$ being undefined at $x=0$. However, if we consider the principal value of the integral, then the answer is zero. I'm also assuming this is what Wolfram Alpha gives.



        To prove this, split the integral up over its positive and negative parts and replace the zero with a variable and have it tend towards zero.$$begin{align*}intlimits_{-1}^1frac {mathrm dx}x & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}left[intlimits_{-1}^{-varepsilon}frac {mathrm dx}x+intlimits_{varepsilon}^1frac {mathrm dx}xright]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}Bigr[log(-varepsilon)-log(-1)+log 1-log(varepsilon)Bigr]\ & =limlimits_{varepsilonto0}logleft(frac {-varepsilon}{-1}frac 1{varepsilon}right)\ & =log 1\ & =0end{align*}$$







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