How Did They Do This & Second Line? Help Appreciated

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The discussion centers around understanding the steps involved in integrating a mathematical expression, specifically focusing on the second line of a given integration problem. The scope includes mathematical reasoning and technical explanation related to integration techniques.

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  • One participant asks for clarification on how the second line of an integration problem is derived.
  • Another participant explains the process of integration by relating it to differentiation, stating that integrating involves raising the power and dividing by the new power.
  • A third participant provides a detailed breakdown of the integration process, applying the sum rule and constant multiple rule for integrals, and referencing the integral formula for power functions.
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How did they did they do the second line? Any help appreciated, thanks in advance.
 

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You know the rules of integration right? Imagine differentiating [itex]x^3[/itex]. You get [itex]3x^2[/itex].
Now reverse the differentiation.

So integrating [itex]3x^2[/itex] you first increase the power and then divide by the new power. So...

1) Raise the power: [itex]3x^3[/itex]
2) Divide by the new power: [itex]\frac{3}{3}x^3[/itex] = [itex]x^3[/itex]

That's all that's happening on the second line.
 
##\int 3x^\frac{3}{4}+7x^{-5}+\frac{1}{6}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\ dx=\int 3x^\frac{3}{4}\ dx+\int 7x^{-5}\ dx+\int \frac{1}{6}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\ dx## using the sum rule for integrals##\int 3x^\frac{3}{4}\ dx+\int 7x^{-5}\ dx+\int \frac{1}{6}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\ dx=3\int x^\frac{3}{4}\ dx+7\int x^{-5}\ dx+\frac{1}{6}\int x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\ dx## using the constant multiple rule for integrals##3\int x^\frac{3}{4}\ dx+7\int x^{-5}\ dx+\frac{1}{6}\int x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\ dx=3\cdot\frac{1}{\frac{3}{4}+1} x^{\frac{3}{4}+1}+7\cdot\frac{1}{-5+1}x^{-5+1}+\frac{1}{6}\cdot\frac{1}{-\frac{1}{2}+1} x^{-\frac{1}{2}+1}+c## using the integral formula ##\int x^\alpha\ dx=\frac{1}{a+1}x^{\alpha+1}+c## when ##\alpha\neq-1##
 
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Profuse thanks dear sir.
 

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