Polynomial differentiation map

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I’m studying rings of polynomials And I don’t understand the following exercise.

“Let F be a field and char(F)=0

Let D : F[x] -> F[x] defined by D(f(x))=f’(x)

Find image of F[x] under D”

The solution says antiderivatives of f’(x) are in F[x], so D is surjective.

But I don’t understand what $\frac{1}{n+1}$$a_ n x^{n+1}$ means.

Is it in F[x]??

I know n$a_n$ = $\sum_{i=1}^n a_n$ but what about $\frac{1}{n+1} a_n$??

When k is an element of a field F, what is $\frac{1}{n} k$ ?

Thank you