SOLUTION: Find all the antiderivatives for the following function. Check your work by taking the derivative.   f(y)= − 8/y^9 (use C as the arbitrary constant)

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Question 1156762: Find all the antiderivatives for the following function. Check your work by taking the derivative.
  f(y)= − 8/y^9
(use C as the arbitrary constant)

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52824) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Anti-derivative is


    F(y) = 1%2Fy%5E8 + C,


where " C " is an arbitrary constant.


It is "a Table integral".


You may check the correctness, if you want.

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What is written in the post by @MathLover1, is   A B S U R D,   which I can not comment.

I have no stretch for it . . .

I understand that the person can make a mistake, a typo, an error in calculations.

But in this case, it is far from the common sense boundaries . . .

What every student should understand. looking in this problem, is that

    - "y" is not a function here.

    - "y" is an independent variable, same as "x", "t", "w" etc.

    - "y" is a dumb variable, which can be replaced by any other symbol.

    - if "y" is used, then the place for the independent variable is just occupied, and there is NO PLACE 
           for other variable symbol to use.

I could expect different things, but not this one from the tutor . . .


Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1dx+%28-8%2Fy%5E9%29=
1dx=+x add constant
1dx=+x%2BC
1dx+%28-8%2Fy%5E9%29=%28x%2BC%29%28-8%2Fy%5E9%29
1dx+%28-8%2Fy%5E9%29=-8%28x%2BC%29%2Fy%5E9
check
%28d%2Fdx%29%28-8%28x%2BC%29%2Fy%5E9%29
treat C, y as constants
take the constant out :%28a%2A+f%29'=a*f'

=-8%281%2Fy%5E9%29%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%2BC%29
=-8%281%2Fy%5E9%29%28%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%29%2B%28d%2Fdx%29%28C%29%29

%28d%2Fdx%29%281%29=1
%28d%2Fdx%29%28C%29=0

=-%288%2Fy%5E9%29%281%2B0%29
=-8%2Fy%5E9