Posted by T.Gracken on November 01, 2002 at 11:44:57:
In Reply to: antiderivitives posted by chris on November 01, 2002 at 11:22:49:
: i know it then is 2x^-1/-1 but i don't know what that equals?
O.K. recall that anything divided by -1 is the opposite of the anything (just like multiplying by -1)
so, 2x-1/-1 = -2x-1
and x-1 = 1/x
hence (one of those words used in math to sound smart...)
2x-1/-1 = -2/x
how's that?