Integral of $$$- \frac{2}{t^{3}}$$$
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Find $$$\int \left(- \frac{2}{t^{3}}\right)\, dt$$$.
Solution
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(t \right)}\, dt = c \int f{\left(t \right)}\, dt$$$ with $$$c=-2$$$ and $$$f{\left(t \right)} = \frac{1}{t^{3}}$$$:
$${\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{2}{t^{3}}\right)d t}}} = {\color{red}{\left(- 2 \int{\frac{1}{t^{3}} d t}\right)}}$$
Apply the power rule $$$\int t^{n}\, dt = \frac{t^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=-3$$$:
$$- 2 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{t^{3}} d t}}}=- 2 {\color{red}{\int{t^{-3} d t}}}=- 2 {\color{red}{\frac{t^{-3 + 1}}{-3 + 1}}}=- 2 {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{t^{-2}}{2}\right)}}=- 2 {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{1}{2 t^{2}}\right)}}$$
Therefore,
$$\int{\left(- \frac{2}{t^{3}}\right)d t} = \frac{1}{t^{2}}$$
Add the constant of integration:
$$\int{\left(- \frac{2}{t^{3}}\right)d t} = \frac{1}{t^{2}}+C$$
Answer
$$$\int \left(- \frac{2}{t^{3}}\right)\, dt = \frac{1}{t^{2}} + C$$$A