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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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