Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions. - 7.4 Exercises - Page 501: 6

Answer

$a.\displaystyle \quad 1+\frac{A}{t}+\frac{B}{t^{2}}+\frac{C}{t^{3}}+\frac{D}{t+1}+\frac{Ex+F}{t^{2}-t+1}$ $b.\displaystyle \quad \frac{A}{x}+\frac{B}{x-1}+\frac{Cx+D}{x^{2}+1}+\frac{Ex+F}{(x^{2}+1)^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$a.$ Factor out $t^{3}$ in the denominator. The numerator and denominator have the same degree. Use either long division or $\displaystyle \frac{t^{6}+1}{t^{6}+t^{3}}=\frac{(t^{6}+t^{3})-t^{3}+1}{t^{6}+t^{3}}=1+\frac{-t^{3}+1}{t^{3}(t^{3}+1)}$ The second factor in the denominator is a sum of cubes, $=1+\displaystyle \frac{-t^{3}+1}{t^{3}(t+1)(t^{2}-t+1)}$ Repeated factors,a linear factor, a quadratic factor. $=1+\displaystyle \frac{A}{t}+\frac{B}{t^{2}}+\frac{C}{t^{3}}+\frac{D}{t+1}+\frac{Ex+F}{t^{2}-t+1}$ $b.$ Denominator: $x^{2}-x=x(x-1)$ $x^{4}+2x^{2}+1=(x^{2}+1)^{2}$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{5}+1}{(x^{2}-x)(x^{4}+2x^{2}+1)}=\frac{x^{5}+1}{x(x-1)(x^{2}+1)^{2}}$ Repeated quadratic factor. $=\displaystyle \frac{A}{x}+\frac{B}{x-1}+\frac{Cx+D}{x^{2}+1}+\frac{Ex+F}{(x^{2}+1)^{2}}$
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