What is the integral of (x-1/(2x))^2 ?

The integral of (x-1/(2x))^2 is (x^3)/3-x-1/(4x)+C

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integral of (x-1/(2x))^2

\int (x - \frac{1}{2 x})^{2} d x

\frac{x ^{3}}{3} - x - \frac{1}{4 x} + C

Solution steps

\int (x - \frac{1}{2 x})^{2} d x

Expand

(x - \frac{1}{2 x})^{2} : x^{2} - 1 + \frac{1}{4 x ^{2}}

= \int x^{2} - 1 + \frac{1}{4 x ^{2}} d x

Apply the Sum Rule:

\int f (x) \pm g (x) d x = \int f (x) d x \pm \int g (x) d x

= \int x^{2} d x - \int 1 d x + \int \frac{1}{4 x ^{2}} d x

\int x^{2} d x = \frac{x ^{3}}{3}

\int 1 d x = x

\int \frac{1}{4 x ^{2}} d x = - \frac{1}{4 x}

= \frac{x ^{3}}{3} - x - \frac{1}{4 x}

Add a constant to the solution

= \frac{x ^{3}}{3} - x - \frac{1}{4 x} + C

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What is the integral of (x-1/(2x))^2 ?
The integral of (x-1/(2x))^2 is (x^3)/3-x-1/(4x)+C