Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration - 7.1 Antiderivatives - 7.1 Exercises - Page 366: 28

Answer

$$ - \frac{2}{{9{x^3}}} + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{2}{{3{x^4}}}} dx \cr & {\text{drop out the constant}} \cr & = \frac{2}{3}\int {\frac{1}{{{x^4}}}} dx \cr & {\text{power property of exponents }}\frac{1}{{{x^n}}} = {x^{ - n}} \cr & = \frac{2}{3}\int {{x^{ - 4}}} dx \cr & {\text{use }}\int {{x^n}dx = \frac{{{x^{n + 1}}}}{{n + 1}} + C} \cr & = \frac{2}{3}\left( {\frac{{{x^{ - 3}}}}{{ - 3}}} \right) + C \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & = - \frac{2}{9}{x^{ - 3}} + C \cr & = - \frac{2}{{9{x^3}}} + C \cr} $$
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