University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.8 - Antiderivatives - Exercises - Page 272: 34

Answer

$\dfrac{-4}{x^{1/4}}+C$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\int x^{-5/4}dx$ We have: $\int x^n dx=\dfrac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C$ Thus, $\int x^{-5/4}dx=\dfrac{x^{-5/4+1}}{-5/4+1}+C=\dfrac{-4}{x^{1/4}}+C$
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