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Title: Algebra _ Partial fractions
Description: Algebra _ Partial fractions What are Partial Fractions? When a rational expression is split into the sum of two or more rational expressions, the rational expressions that are a part of the sum are called partial fractions. This is referred to as splitting the given algebraic fraction into partial fractions.

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Algebra
Partial fractions
1
...


x
x2 – 1

1
2(x + 4)

2

1
2
1
1 = B(2) B=
2

Put x = 1

 1 = A (2)  A =

Put x = 1

 The partial fractions are
x
(x + 1)( x + 2)
Solution:

1
2

x
x
A
B
=
=
+
x –1
(x +1)(x –1)
x +1
x –1

Solution:

3
...


x+1
x( x - 1)
Solution:

x+1
x( x  1)

=

x+1

A
x

B
+ x–1

= A (x – 1) + Bx
= A ( 1)  A = 1

put x = 0

1

put x = 1

2 = B (1)

 B=2

 The partial fraction are = 1



x

2x  3
5
(
x
+ 2)( x + 3)


2x 3
Solution:
=
(x + 2)( x + 3)

2x  3 =

2
x–2

A
B
+
x+2
x+3

A( x + 3) + B(x +2)

put x =  2,

7 =

A(1)  A = 7

put x =  3,

9 =

B(1)  B = –9 

 The partial fraction are = 7

 9
x+ 2
x +3

6
...


x2
(2x+1) (2x – 1)
Solution:

Let

¼
1
1

0 –1

4

1
2
1
put x = 2
put x = 



=

A(2x – 1) + B(2x + 1)

1
1
4 A (2) A =  
8
1
1
= B (2)  B = 8
8
1
4

 The partial fractions are
8
...


x 1
Solution:

=

B
C
+
x+3
x+4

(3x+2) (x +3)( x+4)
x –1 = A(x +3) (x + 4)+ B(3x +2) (x + 4) + C (3x +2) ( x + 3)
2
Put x = 
3










Put x =  3



5
2
2
3
3
3
3
7
5

3
3

Put x =  4

10

3

4 = B (7) (1)
5

 The partial fractions are

10
...


x2+ x + 1
(x 2)2 (x +2)
x2+ x + 1
(x 2)2 (x +2)

Solution: Let

Put x = 2,


+
x+ 2

B
x2

+

C
(x– 2)2

3x2 – 1

= A(x – 2) + B(x – 2) + C

12 – 1

= C C = 11

Coefficient of x2
Put x = 0,

=

3

= A

1

= 4A – 2B + C

1

= 12 – 2B + 11

–2B = 24
B = 12

 The partial fractions are

12
Title: Algebra _ Partial fractions
Description: Algebra _ Partial fractions What are Partial Fractions? When a rational expression is split into the sum of two or more rational expressions, the rational expressions that are a part of the sum are called partial fractions. This is referred to as splitting the given algebraic fraction into partial fractions.