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How do you determine if the improper integral converges or diverges #int (x^3 + x)/((x^4 + 2x^2 + 2)^(1/2))dx# from 1 to infinity?

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May 1, 2016

#int_1^oo (x^3+x)/(x^4+2x^2+2)^(1/2) dx# diverges to #oo#.

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