Finding the function from the derivative

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The derivative, f'(x), for a function f(x) is given by: $$ f'(x)=x^.5-3x^2 +1, x >-1$$ Find the function f(x).

If I am not wrong, the answer should be the integrated derivative: $$ f(x)=\frac{x^{1.5}}{1.5} - x^3 + x + c$$ Can someone confirm or correct me on this? I do not have access to the answer and the marker has marked this wrong. This is part (a) of the question.

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To check consider

$$f(x)=\frac{x^{1.5}}{1.5} - x^3 + x + c$$

and compute

$$f'(x)=x^{.5} - 3x^2 + 1$$

that's always the best and maybe unique method to check.