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: 42

Answer

$\frac{2x^2-x+8}{(x^2+4)^2}=\frac{2}{x^2+4}+\frac{-x}{(x^2+4)^2}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{2x^2-x+8}{(x^2+4)^2}=\frac{Ax+B}{x^2+4}+\frac{Cx+D}{(x^2+4)^2}$, $(Ax+B)(x^2+4)+Cx+D$, $Ax^3+4Ax+Bx^2+4B+Cx+D$, $Ax^3+Bx^2+(4A+C)x+4B+D$, $\begin{cases} A=0\\ B=2\\ 4A+C=-1, C=-1\\ 8+D=8, D=0 \end{cases}$ Therefore, $\frac{2x^2-x+8}{(x^2+4)^2}=\frac{2}{x^2+4}+\frac{-x}{(x^2+4)^2}$
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