Find \(\int \left( x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} \right) \, dx\).
Solution
To solve \(\int \left( x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} \right) \, dx\), we integrate each term separately.
First, integrate \(x^3\):
\(\int x^3 \, dx = \frac{x^4}{4} + C_1\).
Next, integrate \(\frac{1}{x^3} = x^{-3}\):
\(\int x^{-3} \, dx = \frac{x^{-2}}{-2} + C_2 = -\frac{x^{-2}}{2} + C_2\).
Combine the results:
\(\int \left( x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} \right) \, dx = \frac{x^4}{4} - \frac{x^{-2}}{2} + c\), where \(c = C_1 + C_2\).
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