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OpenStudy (babynini):

Indefinite intergral question.

OpenStudy (babynini):

\[\int\limits_{}^{}(x^{-3}+x^3)dx\]

OpenStudy (babynini):

Um so for this would I just find the anti-derivative and then have that be the answer? (+C at the end)?

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\int\limits x^{-3} dx+\int\limits x^3 dx \\ \text{ just use } \int\limits x^{n} dx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C \text{ for both }\]

OpenStudy (babynini):

\[\int\limits_{}^{}[(\frac{ x^{-2} }{ -2 })+(\frac{ x^4 }{ 4 })+C]\] would be the answer then?

OpenStudy (freckles):

drop integral sign and then I will say yes

OpenStudy (babynini):

Oh yes, pardon. Okay ^-^

OpenStudy (freckles):

you could write without negative exponent but that is about all you can do almost

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[- \frac{1}{2x^2}+\frac{x^4}{4}+C\]

OpenStudy (babynini):

ah so just further simplifying.

OpenStudy (freckles):

yeah not totally needed you can do other things but we don't have to get too crazy

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\frac{1}{2x^2}(\frac{x^6}{2}-1)+C\]

OpenStudy (freckles):

\[\frac{1}{2x^2}(\frac{x^6-2}{2})+C \\ \frac{x^6-2}{4x^2}+C\]

OpenStudy (freckles):

but seriously you could just stop way earlier

OpenStudy (babynini):

haha yeah xD I don't think the prof expects too much from these.

OpenStudy (babynini):

Ok so for one with a little more stuff, like.. [intergral][(x-3)(2x+1)]dx the answer would come out to \[\frac{ 2x^3 }{ 3 }-\frac{ 5x^2 }{ 2 }-3x+C\] yeah?

OpenStudy (chantysquirrel1129**):

*claps*

OpenStudy (babynini):

Omg. No joke. Freckles is the boss.

OpenStudy (astrophysics):

You're right

OpenStudy (astrophysics):

for both

OpenStudy (babynini):

the math too, you mean?

OpenStudy (astrophysics):

yes

OpenStudy (babynini):

yaya! thanks!

OpenStudy (babynini):

Working on other ones xD bleh fraction ones.

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