(a)
\The rational expression is
.
First divided by numerator by
.

The expression can be written as
.
Rewrite the expression into partial fraction.
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Find the values of
,
and
.


.
.
Equate the coefficent of
,
and constant.
,
and
.
Substitute the
in
.


Substitute the
in
.


,
and
.
Substistute the
,
and
values in equation
.

The partial decomposed function is
.
(b)
\Graph :
\Graph the partial decomposed function
and
.
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Observe the graph.
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(a) The partial decomposed function is
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(b)
\Graph of the partial decomposed function
and
.
(2).gif\")