How to show the convergence of the improper integral:$$\int_{0}^{100}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}}$$
According to my textbook this integral converges, but sadly there isn't any part of the procedure written.
We could write this integral as $$\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}}+\int_{1}^{100}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}}$$
I know that the second integral converges because $\int_{1}^{100}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}}<\int_{1}^{100}{\frac{dx}{x^3}}$, and $\int_{1}^{100}{\frac{dx}{x^3}}$ converges (this fact probably isn't that helpful), but what about $\int_{0}^{1}{\frac{dx}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}}$? How to prove that this integral converges?
2026-04-22 01:24:43.1776821083
Showing the convergence of improper integral
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Note that $$ \left| \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}} \right| = \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\sqrt[3]{x}+2\sqrt[4]{x}+x^3}} \le \int_0^1 \frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\sqrt[3]{x}} $$ These arise since the integrand is positive (as $x \in (0,1)$), and from making the denominator smaller by removing positive terms.
The integral that remains can be shown easily to converge from the definition.