So far we have seen the power rule and the constant multiple in action, there is one more simple rule that we should be aware of, and this is the sum / difference rule very similar to the one we saw in differentiation. This role effectively tells us that it is okay to integrate the longer expression term by term:



Example:



Your answer would normally be expressed in descending order of powers, so the above answer would usually be written as:



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