S sadpwner Member Joined Feb 12, 2013 Messages 242 Gender Male HSC N/A Oct 24, 2014 #1 If i integrate x+1 individually then i get x^2 /2 +x +c, but if I integrate it as (x+1)^1 then I get x^2 /2 +x +1/2 + c?
If i integrate x+1 individually then i get x^2 /2 +x +c, but if I integrate it as (x+1)^1 then I get x^2 /2 +x +1/2 + c?
Trebla Administrator Administrator Joined Feb 16, 2005 Messages 8,403 Gender Male HSC 2006 Oct 24, 2014 #2 sadpwner said: If i integrate x+1 individually then i get x^2 /2 +x +c, but if I integrate it as (x+1)^1 then I get x^2 /2 +x +1/2 + c? Click to expand... 1/2 + c is an arbitrary constant as is c so they are effectively equivalent (you can check by differentiating both answers)
sadpwner said: If i integrate x+1 individually then i get x^2 /2 +x +c, but if I integrate it as (x+1)^1 then I get x^2 /2 +x +1/2 + c? Click to expand... 1/2 + c is an arbitrary constant as is c so they are effectively equivalent (you can check by differentiating both answers)