Integrate \(\frac{1 - x}{x^3}\) with respect to x

  • A \(\frac{x - x^2}{x^4}\) + k
  • B \(\frac{4}{x^4} - \frac{3 + k}{x^3}\)
  • C \(\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{2x^2}\) + k
  • D \(\frac{1}{3x^2} - \frac{1}{2x}\) + k

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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