General antiderivative of a power-function sum
Consider the function Find the general antiderivative of .
Hint
Rewrite as , then apply the power rule for antiderivatives to each term separately. Don't forget the constant of integration at the end.
Step-by-step solution
Rewrite using exponent notation: . This makes it clear both terms are simple powers of , so the power rule for antiderivatives can be applied to each.
For the first term, . For the second term, . Adding these and including the arbitrary constant gives .
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