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angel
Apr27-04, 04:42 PM
Hi,

ive got a really simple question, but im just slightly confused,
im trying to integrate 1/x^3 , now i take x^3 to the top and i get x^-3, and now when i intergrate that i get:

x^-2/-2 (i think)
now when i put it back into fractional form do i get:

-2/x^2 or -1/2x^2 ?

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Apr27-04, 05:13 PM
(x^-2)/-2 = -1/(2x^2)