Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.4 Partial Fractions - 9.4 Exercises - Page 895: 13

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{x(1-x)}=\dfrac{4}{x}+\dfrac{4}{1-x} $

Work Step by Step

We will write the partial decomposition as: $\dfrac{4}{x(1-x)}=\dfrac{A}{x}+\dfrac{B}{1-x} ~~~~(a)$ This implies that $4=A(1-x)+Bx$ Plug $x=0$ to obtain: $A=4$ Now, plug $x=1$ to obtain: $B=4$ So, the equation (a) becomes: $\dfrac{4}{x(1-x)}=\dfrac{4}{x}+\dfrac{4}{1-x} $
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