Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - Chapter 9 Test Prep - 955 - Page 955: 50

Answer

$-\dfrac{2}{x-4}+\dfrac{3}{(x-4)^2}$

Work Step by Step

We will write the partial decomposition as: $\dfrac{11-2x}{(x-4)^2}=\dfrac{A}{x-4}+\dfrac{B}{(x-4)^2} ~~~~(a)$ This implies that $11-2x=A(x-4)+B$ Plug $x=1$ to obtain: $A=-2$ Now, plug $x=4$ to obtain: $B=3$ So, the equation (a) becomes: $\dfrac{11-2x}{(x-4)^2}=-\dfrac{2}{x-4}+\dfrac{3}{(x-4)^2} $
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