{"id":2248,"date":"2016-11-03T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymakercollegealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2248"},"modified":"2017-04-04T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T19:45:00","slug":"summary-partial-fractions-an-application-of-systems","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytech-wmopen-collegealgebra\/chapter\/summary-partial-fractions-an-application-of-systems\/","title":{"raw":"Summary: Partial Fractions: an Application of Systems","rendered":"Summary: Partial Fractions: an Application of Systems"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Key Concepts<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Decompose [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] by writing the partial fractions as [latex]\\frac{A}{{a}_{1}x+{b}_{1}}+\\frac{B}{{a}_{2}x+{b}_{2}}[\/latex]. Solve by clearing the fractions, expanding the right side, collecting like terms, and setting corresponding coefficients equal to each other, then setting up and solving a system of equations.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] with repeated linear factors must account for the factors of the denominator in increasing powers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] with a nonrepeated irreducible quadratic factor needs a linear numerator over the quadratic factor, as in [latex]\\frac{A}{x}+\\frac{Bx+C}{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In the decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex], where [latex]Q\\left(x\\right)[\/latex] has a repeated irreducible quadratic factor, when the irreducible quadratic factors are repeated, powers of the denominator factors must be represented in increasing powers as\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[latex]\\frac{Ax+B}{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}+\\frac{{A}_{2}x+{B}_{2}}{{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}^{2}}+\\cdots \\text{+}\\frac{{A}_{n}x+{B}_{n}}{{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}^{n}}[\/latex].<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Glossary<\/h2>\r\n<strong>partial fractions<\/strong> the individual fractions that make up the sum or difference of a rational expression before combining them into a simplified rational expression\r\n\r\n<strong>partial fraction decomposition<\/strong> the process of returning a simplified rational expression to its original form, a sum or difference of simpler rational expressions","rendered":"<h2>Key Concepts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Decompose [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] by writing the partial fractions as [latex]\\frac{A}{{a}_{1}x+{b}_{1}}+\\frac{B}{{a}_{2}x+{b}_{2}}[\/latex]. Solve by clearing the fractions, expanding the right side, collecting like terms, and setting corresponding coefficients equal to each other, then setting up and solving a system of equations.<\/li>\n<li>The decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] with repeated linear factors must account for the factors of the denominator in increasing powers.<\/li>\n<li>The decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex] with a nonrepeated irreducible quadratic factor needs a linear numerator over the quadratic factor, as in [latex]\\frac{A}{x}+\\frac{Bx+C}{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}[\/latex].<\/li>\n<li>In the decomposition of [latex]\\frac{P\\left(x\\right)}{Q\\left(x\\right)}[\/latex], where [latex]Q\\left(x\\right)[\/latex] has a repeated irreducible quadratic factor, when the irreducible quadratic factors are repeated, powers of the denominator factors must be represented in increasing powers as\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[latex]\\frac{Ax+B}{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}+\\frac{{A}_{2}x+{B}_{2}}{{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}^{2}}+\\cdots \\text{+}\\frac{{A}_{n}x+{B}_{n}}{{\\left(a{x}^{2}+bx+c\\right)}^{n}}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Glossary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>partial fractions<\/strong> the individual fractions that make up the sum or difference of a rational expression before combining them into a simplified rational expression<\/p>\n<p><strong>partial fraction decomposition<\/strong> the process of returning a simplified rational expression to its original form, a sum or difference of simpler rational expressions<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-2248\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Revision and Adaptation. 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