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: 41

Answer

$\frac{x^4+x^3+x^2-x+1}{x(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2+1}+\frac{-x-2}{(x^2+1)^2}$,

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x^4+x^3+x^2-x+1}{x(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{A}{x}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2+1}+\frac{Dx+E}{(x^2+1)^2}$, $A(x^2+1)^2+(Bx+C)(x(x^2+1))+(Dx+E)(x)$, $A(x^4+2x^2+1)+(Bx+C)(x^3+x)+(Dx+E)(x)$, $(A+B)x^4+Cx^3+(2A+B+D)x^2+(C+E)x+A=x^4+x^3+x^2-x+1$, $\begin{cases} A+B=1\\ C=1\\ 2A+B+D=1\\ C+E=-1\\ A=1 \end{cases}$ $A=1, 1+B=1, B=0, 1+E=-1, E=-2, 2+D=1, D=-1$ Therefore, $\frac{x^4+x^3+x^2-x+1}{x(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2+1}+\frac{-x-2}{(x^2+1)^2}$,
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