Integrate \(\frac{1 - x}{x^3}\) with respect to x
The correct answer is C. \(\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{2x^2}\) + k
The given function is \(\frac{1 - x}{x^3}\). We can split this into two separate fractions as follows:
\(\frac{1 - x}{x^3} = \frac{1}{x^3} - \frac{x}{x^3} = \frac{1}{x^3} - \frac{1}{x^2}\)
Now, we can integrate each term separately with respect to x. The antiderivative of \(\frac{1}{x^n}\) is \(-\frac{1}{(n-1)x^{n-1}} + C\), where C is the constant of integration. Applying this rule to each term, we get:
\(\int (\frac{1}{x^3} - \frac{1}{x^2}) dx = -\frac{1}{2x^2} + \frac{1}{x} + k\)
where k is the constant of integration.
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