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Ch. 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 45

Perform each long division and write the partial fraction decomposition of the remainder term. (x4-x2+2)/(x3-x2)

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Identify the dividend and divisor for the long division: dividend is \(x^{4} - x^{2} + 2\) and divisor is \(x^{3} - x^{2}\).
Set up the long division by dividing the leading term of the dividend, \(x^{4}\), by the leading term of the divisor, \(x^{3}\), to find the first term of the quotient.
Multiply the entire divisor \(x^{3} - x^{2}\) by the term found in the previous step and subtract this product from the dividend to find the new remainder.
Repeat the division process with the new remainder: divide its leading term by \(x^{3}\), multiply the divisor by this term, and subtract again until the degree of the remainder is less than the degree of the divisor.
Express the original rational expression as the quotient plus the remainder over the original divisor, then write the partial fraction decomposition of the remainder term by factoring the divisor and breaking the fraction into simpler terms.

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