I found some wrong integration

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Bb Yu

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Apr 13, 2018, 12:17:12 PM4/13/18
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The problem from MIT integration bee 2006

integrate( ((  x**(-Rational(1,2)  )   )  /   (1+x**(Rational(1,3))  )   )   )  

Answer of sympy:   
6*x**(1/6) + 6*atan(x**(-1/6))

MIT, wolframe alpha, symbolab answer:
6 * x**(Rational(1,6)) - 6 *atan(x**(Rational(1,6))) 

Kalevi Suominen

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Apr 13, 2018, 12:39:15 PM4/13/18
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Both answers are correct. They only differ by a constant as atan(1/x**(1/6)) is equal to  π/2 - atan(x**(1/6)).

Kalevi Suominen
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