A Calculus Problem

f(x) = x9 + 7x5 - 4x2 + 1/x.

Find f'(x) and F(x).

f'(x) = 9x8 + 35x4 - 8x - 1/x2.

F(x) = ∫ f(x) dx,
F(x) = ∫ (x9 + 7x5 - 4x2 + 1/x) dx,
F(x) = x10/10 + 7x6/6 - 4x3/3 + ln |x| + c.

Ah, the Poetics.