Integration Problem Solution Check: Is it Correct?

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Homework Statement



I solved the integration problem but i am not sure whether my solution is correct or wrong. I attached the picture of the solution.. Kindly tell me whether it is correct or wrong.

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This was the problem :
[tex]\int(1- \frac{x}{a} )^{\frac{1}{n}} x dx[/tex]

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I didn't check the whole thing since your solution is far more complicated than necessary. After you have, correctly, [itex]\int z^{1/n}(a- z)dz[/itex], do NOT use "integration by parts", just multiply:
[tex]\int (az^{1/n}- z^{1+1/n})dz= \int (az^{1/n}- z^{(n+1)/n})dz[/tex]