29 Nov 2008 at 13:57 #1 Vasquez Vasquez Associate Joined 14 Sep 2007 Posts 1,057 Location Southampton bit stuck on a partial fractions question (t+1)²+t² (2+t)(1+t²) would I have to do long division on the numerator since if you multiply out the brackets you get t^4+1? mucho gracias
bit stuck on a partial fractions question (t+1)²+t² (2+t)(1+t²) would I have to do long division on the numerator since if you multiply out the brackets you get t^4+1? mucho gracias
29 Nov 2008 at 14:12 #2 Spuds Spuds Associate Joined 7 Jan 2007 Posts 640 Location Cambridge Multiplying out the brackets I get (2t^2 + 2t + 1) / (t^3 + 2t^2 + t + 2) Which I think you can simplify down to (t + 1) / (t^3 + 2) Been a good while since I've done anything like this though so I'm probably way off
Multiplying out the brackets I get (2t^2 + 2t + 1) / (t^3 + 2t^2 + t + 2) Which I think you can simplify down to (t + 1) / (t^3 + 2) Been a good while since I've done anything like this though so I'm probably way off
