Partial Fractions: Example 2

Updated: Mar 20, 2021

Question:

Find the partial fractions for the following expression:

Answer:

As powers are equal in both the numerator and denominator we must use polynomial division first to find the remainder.

Now proceed to find partial fractions.

Sub x = -2 into the equation to remove A from the variables:

Sub x = 5 into the equation to remove B from the variables:

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