How do you write the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression (x^2+x)/((x+2)(x-1)^2)x2+x(x+2)(x1)2?

1 Answer
Nov 6, 2016

(x^2+x)/((x+2)(x-1)^2)=2/(9(x+2))+7/(9(x-1))+2/(3(x-1)^2)x2+x(x+2)(x1)2=29(x+2)+79(x1)+23(x1)2

Explanation:

As the degree of numerator is less than that of denominator, we can proceed to write partial fractions as

(x^2+x)/((x+2)(x-1)^2)hArrA/(x+2)+B/(x-1)+C/(x-1)^2x2+x(x+2)(x1)2Ax+2+Bx1+C(x1)2

or x^2+x=A(x-1)^2+B(x-1)(x+2)+C(x+2)x2+x=A(x1)2+B(x1)(x+2)+C(x+2)............(1)

or x^2+x=A(x^2-2x+1)+B(x^2+x-2)+C(x+2)x2+x=A(x22x+1)+B(x2+x2)+C(x+2)

or x^2+x=x^2(A+B)+x(B-2A+C)+(A-2B+2C)x2+x=x2(A+B)+x(B2A+C)+(A2B+2C)............(2)

Putting x=1x=1 and x=-2x=2 in (1), we get 3C=23C=2 and 9A=29A=2 i.e. C=2/3C=23 and A=2/9A=29.

Comparing terms of x^2x2 in (2), A+B=1A+B=1 i.e. B=7/9B=79

Hence (x^2+x)/((x+2)(x-1)^2)=2/(9(x+2))+7/(9(x-1))+2/(3(x-1)^2)x2+x(x+2)(x1)2=29(x+2)+79(x1)+23(x1)2