integral of 1/(sqrt(e^x)) from 0 to infinity(Improper integral)

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I'm taking Calculus 1 course and I'm having problems with the following integrals(Improper integrals)

  1. $\displaystyle\int_0^{\infty} \frac1{\sqrt{e^x}}$ dx
  2. $\displaystyle\int_0^1 e^\frac1x$ dx
  3. $\displaystyle\int_1^\infty (1+\sin x)\cdot e^{-x}$ dx

Answer for third:

$\displaystyle\int_1^\infty (1+\sin x)\cdot e^{-x}$ dx < $\displaystyle\int_1^\infty (2)\cdot e^{-x}$ dx = 1

Therefor it be can bounded

Thanks for your help-(helpful sites will also be appriciated)

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HINT for 1:

$\displaystyle \frac1{\sqrt{e^x}}=\frac1{(e^x)^\frac12}=e^{-\frac12x}$

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The first integrand can be written as $e^{-\frac{x}{2}}$. Then, you can $u$-substitute $u=-\frac{x}{2}$.

Are you sure you wrote down the second integrand right?

The third integrand's $\int e^{-x}$ term is straightforward to do. $\int e^{-x} \sin x$ can be done via integration by parts (similar to the way in this link) or a table (See #117 and u-substitute $u=-x$ first, and note $\sin(-x) = - \sin(x)$ to match the form of the integrands).