General antiderivative of a polynomial-exponential-reciprocal function
Find the general antiderivative of
Hint
Apply the antiderivative rules to each term separately: reverse the power rule for , recall that is its own antiderivative, and remember that . Don't forget the constant of integration at the end.
Step-by-step solution
Integrate term by term using linearity. For , use the power rule: . For , recall , so this term contributes . For , recall .
Combining these results gives . Since the derivative of any constant is zero, we must add an arbitrary constant to represent the entire family of antiderivatives. The final general antiderivative is .
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