Precalculus (6th Edition)

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

Answer

$\dfrac{6}{5(x+2)}+\dfrac{8}{5(2x-1)}$

Work Step by Step

We will write the partial decomposition as: $\dfrac{4x+2}{(x+2)(2x-1)}=\dfrac{A}{x+2}+\dfrac{B}{2x-1} ~~~~(a)$ This implies that $4x-2=A(2x-1)+B(x+2)$ Plug $x=-2$ to obtain: $A=\dfrac{6}{5}$ Now, plug $x=\dfrac{1}{2}$ to obtain: $B=\dfrac{8}{5}$ So, the equation (a) becomes: $\dfrac{4x+2}{(x+2)(2x-1)}=\dfrac{6}{5(x+2)}+\dfrac{8}{5(2x-1)}$
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