College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 5 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 585: 24

Answer

$\dfrac{4x^3+5x^2+7x-1}{(x^2+x+1)^2}=\dfrac{4x+1}{x^2+x+1}+\dfrac{2x-2}{(x^2+x+1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the fraction: $\dfrac{4x^3+5x^2+7x-1}{(x^2+x+1)^2}$ As the denominator is already factored, we can write the partial fraction decomposition: $\dfrac{4x^3+5x^2+7x-1}{(x^2+x+1)^2}=\dfrac{Ax+B}{x^2+x+1}+\dfrac{Cx+D}{(x^2+x+1)^2}$ Multiply all terms by the least common denominator $(x^2+x+1)^2$: $(x^2+x+1)^2\cdot\dfrac{4x^3+5x^2+7x-1}{(x^2+x+1)^2}=(x^2+x+1)^2\cdot\dfrac{Ax+B}{x^2+x+1}+(x^2+x+1)^2\cdot\dfrac{Cx+D}{(x^2+x+1)^2}$ $4x^3+5x^2+7x-1=(Ax+B)(x^2+x+1)+(Cx+D)$ $4x^3+5x^2+7x-1=Ax^3+Ax^2+Ax+Bx^2+Bx+B+Cx+D$ $4x^3+5x^2+7x-1=Ax^3+(A+B)x^2+(A+B+C)x+(B+D)$ Identify the coefficients and build the system of equations: $\begin{cases} A=4\\ A+B=5\\ A+B+C=7\\ B+D=-1 \end{cases}$ Solve the system: $A=4$ $A+B=5$ $4+B=5$ $B=1$ $A+B+C=7$ $4+1+C=7$ $5+C=7$ $C=2$ $B+D=-1$ $1+D=-1$ $D=-2$ The partial fraction decomposition is: $\dfrac{4x^3+5x^2+7x-1}{(x^2+x+1)^2}=\dfrac{4x+1}{x^2+x+1}+\dfrac{2x-2}{(x^2+x+1)^2}$
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