Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Determine the number represented by the expression: integral_-4^(-1)((1/x^2)-(1/x^4))dx?

integral_-4^(-1)((1/x^2)-(1/x^4))dx

2 Answers

Relevance
  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    integral_-4^(-1)((1/x^2)-(1/x^4))dx=integral_-4^(-1)((1/x^2)dx- integral_-4^(-1)(1/x^4))dx

    =(-1/x)-(-1/(3(x^3))) evaluated from -4 to -1 [ integral of 1/X^2 = -1/x and integral of 1/X^4 is -1/(3x^3)]

    =(-3x^2+1)/(3x^3) evaluated from -4 to -1 [LCD, simplify]

    =27/64 [plug in x=-1 and x=-4 , then subtract]

  • JOS J
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    What is the Limits of Integration?

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.