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The integral \( \displaystyle\int x^{n}\,dx \) for \( n \neq -1 \) equals

  • A.\( \dfrac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C \)
  • B.\( \dfrac{x^{n-1}}{n-1} + C \)
  • C.\( n x^{n-1} + C \)
  • D.\( \dfrac{x^{n}}{n} + C \)

Answer: A

Raising the index and dividing by the new index reverses the power rule:

\[ \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}\right) \;=\; \frac{(n+1)x^{n}}{n+1} \;=\; x^{n}. \]

The exclusion \( n = -1 \) is needed because the divisor would vanish; that case integrates to \( \ln|x| \) instead. Lowering the index is differentiation, not integration

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