Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightPartial Fractionschevron_rightExercise 5.2

Solution

Let:

2x+1(x2)(x2+3x+5)=Ax2+Bx+Cx2+3x+5\frac{2x+1}{(x-2)(x^2+3x+5)}=\frac{A}{x-2}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2+3x+5}

Multiply through:

2x+1=A(x2+3x+5)+(Bx+C)(x2)2x+1=A(x^2+3x+5)+(Bx+C)(x-2)

Solving gives:

A=13,B=13,C=13A=\frac13,\quad B=-\frac13,\quad C=\frac13

Hence:

2x+1(x2)(x2+3x+5)=13(x2)+x+13(x2+3x+5)\boxed{\frac{2x+1}{(x-2)(x^2+3x+5)}=\frac{1}{3(x-2)}+\frac{-x+1}{3(x^2+3x+5)}}