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You get a different value when you integrate x+1 as (x+1)^1 ? (1 Viewer)

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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?
 

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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?
1/2 + c is an arbitrary constant as is c so they are effectively equivalent (you can check by differentiating both answers)
 

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