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: 46

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$\frac{ax^3+bx^2}{(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{Ax+B}{x^2+1}+\frac{Cx+D}{(x^2+1)^2}$, $(Ax+B)(x^2+1)+Cx+D$, $Ax^3+Ax+Bx^2+B+Cx+D$, $Ax^3+Bx^2+(A+C)x+B+D=ax^3+bx^2$, $\begin{cases} A=a\\ B=b\\ A+C=0\\ B+D=0 \end{cases}$, thus, $a+C=0, C=-a$, substituting back into the Equation, $b+D=0, D=-b$, Therefore, $\frac{ax^3+bx^2}{(x^2+1)^2}=\frac{ax+b}{x^2+1}+\frac{-ax-b}{(x^2+1)^2}$,
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