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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.5.9

5–16. Set up the appropriate form of the partial fraction decomposition for the following expressions. Do not find the values of the unknown constants.
9. 4/(x⁵ - 5x³ + 4x)

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First, factor the denominator completely. The denominator is \(x^{5} - 5x^{3} + 4x\). Start by factoring out the common factor \(x\): \[x^{5} - 5x^{3} + 4x = x(x^{4} - 5x^{2} + 4)\]
Next, factor the quartic polynomial \(x^{4} - 5x^{2} + 4\). Treat \(x^{2}\) as a variable, say \(y = x^{2}\), so the expression becomes \(y^{2} - 5y + 4\). Factor this quadratic: \[y^{2} - 5y + 4 = (y - 4)(y - 1)\] Substitute back \(y = x^{2}\) to get: \[ (x^{2} - 4)(x^{2} - 1) \]
Further factor the difference of squares: \[x^{2} - 4 = (x - 2)(x + 2)\] \[x^{2} - 1 = (x - 1)(x + 1)\] So the full factorization of the denominator is: \[x(x - 2)(x + 2)(x - 1)(x + 1)\]
Since all factors are linear and distinct, the partial fraction decomposition will have terms of the form: \[\frac{A}{x} + \frac{B}{x - 2} + \frac{C}{x + 2} + \frac{D}{x - 1} + \frac{E}{x + 1}\] where \(A\), \(B\), \(C\), \(D\), and \(E\) are constants to be determined.
Set up the equation: \[\frac{4}{x^{5} - 5x^{3} + 4x} = \frac{A}{x} + \frac{B}{x - 2} + \frac{C}{x + 2} + \frac{D}{x - 1} + \frac{E}{x + 1}\] This is the appropriate form of the partial fraction decomposition without solving for the constants.

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