Integrating Curve y=x³ - 6x² + 9x + 16: Help Needed

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The discussion focuses on calculating the definite integral of the curve defined by the equation y = x³ - 6x² + 9x + 16 from -1 to 2. The original poster initially calculated the integral as -3/4, while the textbook states the answer is 47.25. A contributor pointed out that the poster's primitive function was incorrect due to the omission of an additional term, specifically 16x, which is crucial for integrating constants. The poster acknowledged the mistake and expressed gratitude for the clarification regarding the integration of constants. Correctly identifying the primitive function is essential for accurately finding the area under the curve.
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I am having a little trouble on this problem for calculus..

Curve has equation y = x³ - 6x² + 9x + 16

I am asked to find \int_{-1}^{2} (x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x + 16) dx
I get the answer to be -3/4 but the book gives the answer as 47.25. I do not know how the book got this. The way I found it was
[\frac{x^4}{4} - \frac{6x^3}{3} + \frac{9x^2}{2}]_{-1}^{2} and then putting x=2 and solving it then putting x=-1 and solving it then subtract the answer from x=-1 from x=2 so i found (4-16+18)-(\frac{1}{4}--2+\frac{9}{2}) = \frac{-3}{4}

It is important that I get this answer correct because It is needed for the next question of finding the area under a curve, could it just be that the book has an incorrect answer as it has known to be in the past or am i going about this completely the wrong way.
Thanks for any help you guys can provide
 
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Your primitive function is wrong. You need an extra term of 16x in there.
 
The integral of any constant A is

\int A \ dx = Ax+\mathcal{C} [/itex]<br /> <br /> ,where \mathcal{C} is an integration constant...<br /> <br /> Daniel.
 
Thanks for the help I see where I was going wrong there, I was a little confused about the constant thing thanks for clearing it up
 
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