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 462: 38

Answer

$\frac{3x^2-2x+8}{x^3-x^2+2x-2}=\frac{3}{x-1}+\frac{-2}{x^2+1}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{3x^2-2x+8}{x^3-x^2+2x-2}$, factorising $x^3-x^2+2x-2=x^2(x-1)+2(x-1)=(x^2+2)(x-1)$, $\frac{3x^2-2x+8}{x^3-x^2+2x-2}=\frac{A}{x-1}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2+1}$, $A(x^2+2)+Bx+C(x-1)$, $Ax^2+A+Bx^2-Bx+Cx-C$, $(A+B)x^2+(-B+C)x+(A-C)=3x^2-2x+8$, $\begin{cases} A+B=3\\ -B+C=-2\\ 2A-C=8 \end{cases}$ Adding Equation 2 and Equation 3. $\begin{cases} -B+C=-2\\ 2A-C=8\\ -- -- -- --\\ 2A-B=6 \end{cases}$ Adding Equation 1 and the addition result of Equation 2 and Equation 3. $\begin{cases} A+B=3\\ 2A-B=6\\ -- -- -- --\\ 3A=9 \end{cases}$ thus, $A=3$, substituting back into the equation $3+B=3, B=0$ substituting back into the equation $6-C=8, C=-2$. Therefore, $\frac{3x^2-2x+8}{x^3-x^2+2x-2}=\frac{3}{x-1}+\frac{-2}{x^2+1}$
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