1. **State the problem:** Evaluate the integral $$\int \frac{2}{3x^2} \, dx$$.
2. **Rewrite the integral:** We can rewrite the integrand as $$\frac{2}{3x^2} = \frac{2}{3} x^{-2}$$.
3. **Recall the power rule for integration:** For any real number $n \neq -1$,
$$\int x^n \, dx = \frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C$$.
4. **Apply the power rule:** Here, $n = -2$, so
$$\int \frac{2}{3} x^{-2} \, dx = \frac{2}{3} \int x^{-2} \, dx = \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{x^{-2+1}}{-2+1} + C = \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{x^{-1}}{-1} + C$$.
5. **Simplify the expression:**
$$= \frac{2}{3} \cdot (-x^{-1}) + C = -\frac{2}{3x} + C$$.
**Final answer:**
$$\int \frac{2}{3x^2} \, dx = -\frac{2}{3x} + C$$.
Integral Evaluation 489E1D
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