Basic integrations and evaluations (calculus 2 work)

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In summary, the conversation is about a person asking for help with solving integrals and evaluating them. They share their answers and ask for confirmation if they are correct. The expert summarizes the conversation and advises on possible errors in the answers given. They also provide the correct solutions for two of the integrals.
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I have a few questions, and I already have (some of) the right answers (or so I think.. but I don't understand them)

(Just finding the anti-derivative)
1. http://www.codecogs.com/eq.latex?\int_{}^{}\sin\left(8z-5\%20\right)
My answer: -cos (4z^2-5z) (not sure if I have to follow the chain rule in this or not?) If not I think this is right.

(Evaluation)
2. http://www.codecogs.com/eq.latex?\int_{1}^{0}3x^{2}+x-5
My answer: 3.5

When I evaluated this I had
-1 + -1/2 + 5

(Evaluation)
3. http://www.codecogs.com/eq.latex?\int_{-\sqrt[]{3}}^{\sqrt[]{3}}(t+1)(t^{2}+4)
My answer: 29.32
My anti-derivative: 1/4t^4 + 1/3t^3 + 2t^2 + 4t

(Evaluation)
4. http://www.codecogs.com/eq.latex?\int_{1/2}^{1}(1/u^{3}%20-%201/u^{4})
My answer: .833
Antiderivative: -1/2v^-2 - -1/3v^-3


Am I doing these right?
 
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Oh, I forgot to mention.

On #2 and #4 someone put them into some computer software and said they came out negative... but I can't find any errors on my work?
 
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Caveat: I looked at #2 and #4 only.

Your answer for #2 is correct, based on the limits of integration you showed. Your friend might have put the limits of integration into the application in the opposite order, which explains the sign discrepancy.

Your answer for #4 is the right number, but the wrong sign. I get a value of -5/6.
 

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