Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.4 Partial Fractions - 9.4 Exercises - Page 895: 11

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{6(x-1)}+\dfrac{5}{6(x+5)} $

Work Step by Step

We will write the partial decomposition as: $\dfrac{x}{(x-1)(x+5)}=\dfrac{A}{x-1}+\dfrac{B}{x+5} ~~~~(a)$ This implies that $x=A(x+5)+B (x-1)$ Plug $x=1$ to obtain: $A=\dfrac{1}{6}$ Now, plug $x=-5$ to obtain: $B=\dfrac{5}{6}$ So, the equation (a) becomes: $\dfrac{x}{(x-1)(x+5)}=\dfrac{1}{6(x-1)}+\dfrac{5}{6(x+5)} $
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