Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.4 Partial Fractions - 9.4 Exercises - Page 895: 36

Answer

$$3{x^2} + \frac{3}{x} - \frac{{3x}}{{{x^2} + 1}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{3{x^6} + 3{x^4} + 3x}}{{{x^4} + {x^2}}} \cr & {\text{By using the long division}} \cr & \frac{{3{x^6} + 3{x^4} + 3x}}{{{x^4} + {x^2}}} = 3{x^2} + \frac{{3x}}{{{x^4} + {x^2}}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 3{x^2} + \frac{3}{{{x^3} + x}} \cr & {\text{Decompose }}\frac{3}{{{x^3} + x}}{\text{ into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{3}{{{x^3} + x}} = \frac{3}{{x\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}} \cr & \frac{3}{{x\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}} = \frac{A}{x} + \frac{{Bx + C}}{{{x^2} + 1}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Multiply each side by }}x\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) \cr & 3 = A\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) + x\left( {Bx + C} \right) \cr & 3 = A{x^2} + A + B{x^2} + Cx \cr & {\text{Equating the coefficients}} \cr & A + B = 0 \cr & C = 0 \cr & A = 3 \cr & {\text{Then,}} \cr & B = - 3 \cr & {\text{Use }}A,{\text{ }}B,\,\,\,{\text{ and }}C{\text{ to find the partial fraction decomposition}} \cr & \frac{3}{{x\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}} = \frac{3}{x} - \frac{{3x}}{{{x^2} + 1}} \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & 3{x^2} + \frac{3}{{{x^3} + x}} = 3{x^2} + \frac{3}{x} - \frac{{3x}}{{{x^2} + 1}} \cr} $$
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