College Algebra (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 550: 34

Answer

$\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}=\dfrac{14}{3(x-1)}+\dfrac{4}{(x-1)^2}-\dfrac{14x-4}{3(x^2+2)}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the fraction: $\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}$ As the denominator is already factored, we can write the partial fraction decomposition: $\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}=\dfrac{A}{x-1}+\dfrac{B}{(x-1)^2}+\dfrac{Cx+D}{x^2+2}$ Multiply all terms by the least common denominator $(x-1)^2(x^2+2)$: $(x-1)^2(x^2+2)\cdot\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}=(x-1)^2(x^2+2)\cdot\dfrac{A}{x-1}+(x-1)^2(x^2+2)\cdot\dfrac{B}{(x-1)^2}+(x-1)^2(x^2+2)\cdot\dfrac{Cx+D}{x^2+2}$ $10x^2+2x=A(x-1)(x^2+2)+B(x^2+2)+(Cx+D)(x-1)^2$ $10x^2+2x=A(x^3+2x-x^2-2)+Bx^2+2B+(Cx+D)(x^2-2x+1)$ $10x^2+2x=Ax^3+2Ax-Ax^2-2A+Bx^2+2B+Cx^3-2Cx^2+Cx+Dx^2-2Dx+D$ $10x^2+2x=(A+C)x^3+(-A+B-2C+D)x^2+(2A+C-2D)x+(-2A+2B+D)$ Identify the coefficients and build the system of equations: $\begin{cases} A+C=0\\ -A+B-2C+D=10\\ 2A+C-2D=2\\ -2A+2B+D=0 \end{cases}$ Solve the system: multiply Equation 1 by 2 and add it to Equation 2, multiply Equation 1 by -1 and add it to Equation 3: $\begin{cases} -A+B-2C+D+2A+2C=10+2(0)\\ 2A+C-2D-A-C=2-0\\ -2A+2B+D=0 \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} A+B+D=10\\ A-2D=2\\ -2A+2B+D=0 \end{cases}$ Multiply Equation 1 by 2 and add it to Equation 2, multiply Equation 1 by -1 and add it to Equation 3: $\begin{cases} A-2D+2A+2B+2D=2+2(10)\\ -2A+2B+D-A-B-D=0-10 \end{cases}$ $\begin{cases} 3A+2B=22\\ -3A+B=-10 \end{cases}$ $3A+2B-3A+B=22-10$ $3B=12$ $B=4$ $-3A+B=-10$ $-3A+4=-10$ $-3A=-14$ $A=\dfrac{14}{3}$ $A-2D=2$ $\dfrac{14}{3}-2D=2$ $2D=\dfrac{14}{3}-2$ $2D=\dfrac{8}{3}$ $D=\dfrac{4}{3}$ $A+C=0$ $\dfrac{14}{3}+C=0$ $C=-\dfrac{14}{3}$ The partial fraction decomposition is: $\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}=\dfrac{\dfrac{14}{3}}{x-1}+\dfrac{4}{(x-1)^2}+\dfrac{-\dfrac{14}{3}x+\dfrac{4}{3}}{x^2+2}$ $\dfrac{10x^2+2x}{(x-1)^2(x^2+2)}=\dfrac{14}{3(x-1)}+\dfrac{4}{(x-1)^2}-\dfrac{14x-4}{3(x^2+2)}$
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