College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 5, Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 5.3 - Partial Fractions - 5.3 Exercises - Page 461: 12

Answer

$\frac{1}{(x^3-1)(x^2-1)}=\frac{A}{x-1}+\frac{B}{(x-1)^2}+\frac{C}{x+1}+\frac{Dx+E}{x^2+x+1}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{1}{(x^3-1)(x^2-1)}$ For each factor $(ax+b)^n$ of the denominator we add $n$ fractions $\frac{A_k}{(ax+b)^k}$, where $k=1,2,3,\ldots n$. For each factor $(ax^2+bx+c)^n$, where $ax^2+bc+c$ is irreducible, we add $n$ fractions $\frac{p_k x+q_k}{(ax^2+bx+c)^k}$, where $k=1,2,3,\ldots n$. Since $x^3-1=(x-1)(x^2+x+1)$ and cannot be factored further, and $x^2-1=(x-1)(x+1)$ and cannot be factored further, we wrtite: $\frac{1}{(x^3-1)(x^2-1)}=\frac{A}{x-1}+\frac{B}{(x-1)^2}+\frac{C}{x+1}+\frac{Dx+E}{x^2+x+1}$
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