$\int_{-a}^{a} \frac{x}{x^6+i}$

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$$\int_{-a}^{a}{\frac{x}{x^6+i}}\,dx$$ where $i$ denotes the imaginary unit.

Let $f(x):=\frac{x}{x^6+i}$. Then $f(-x)=\frac{-x}{(-x)^6+i}=\frac{-x}{x^6+i}=-f(x)$. Therefore $f$ is odd and the integral equals zero $\forall a \in \mathbb{R}$.

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