Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Partial Fractions - 10.7 Exercises - Page 750: 39

Answer

$\frac{5}{x^2+1}+\frac{2x-5}{ x^2+x+2}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. As the denominator can not be further factorized, assume the end results as: $\frac{Ax+B}{x^2+1}+\frac{Cx+D}{ x^2+x+2}$ Step 2. Combine the above functions as: $\frac{(Ax+B)(x^2+x+2)+(Cx+D)(x^2+1)}{(x^2+1)(x^2+x+2)}=\frac{(A+C)x^3+(A+B+D)x^2+(2A+B+C)x+(2B+D)}{(x^2+1)(x^2+x+2)}$ Step 3. Compare the above result with the original expression to set up the following system of equations: \begin{cases} A+C=2 \\ A+B+D=0\\2A+B+C=7\\2B+D=5 \end{cases} Step 4. Use substitution $C=2-A, D=5-2B$ to get: \begin{cases} A-B+5=0\\A+B=5 \end{cases} Step 5. Solve the above equations to get $A=0,B=5,C=2,D=-5,$ and write the final results as: $\frac{5}{x^2+1}+\frac{2x-5}{ x^2+x+2}$
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