1. If \( \frac{x^{2}+13 x+15}{(x-1)\left(x^{2}+2\right)}=\frac{A}{x-1}+\frac{B x+C}{x^{2}+2} \), then analyse and assess the descending order of \( A, B, C \).
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To solve the equation \( \frac{x^{2}+13 x+15}{(x-1)(x^{2}+2)} = \frac{A}{x-1} + \frac{B x+C}{x^{2}+2} \), we start by finding a common denominator on the right-hand side: \[ \frac{A(x^{2}+2) + (B x + C)(x-1)}{(x-1)(x^{2}+2)}. \] Now, equating the numerators gives us the equation: \[ x^{2} + 13x + 15 = A(x^{2}+2) + (B x + C)(x - 1). \] Expanding the right-hand side, we have: \[ x^{2} + 13x + 15 = A x^{2} + 2A + (B x^{2} + C x - B x - C), \] \[ = (A + B)x^{2} + (C - B)x + 2A. \] Now, we can match coefficients from both sides: 1. For \(x^{2}\): \(A + B = 1\), 2. For \(x\): \(C - B = 13\), 3. For the constant term: \(2A = 15\). From the constant term equation \(2A = 15\), we find: \[ A = \frac{15}{2} = 7.5. \] Substituting \(A\) into the equation \(A + B = 1\): \[ 7.5 + B = 1 \implies B = 1 - 7.5 = -6.5. \] Next, substituting \(B\) into \(C - B = 13\): \[ C - (-6.5) = 13 \implies C + 6.5 = 13 \implies C = 13 - 6.5 = 6.5. \] Now we have the values: - \(A = 7.5\) - \(B = -6.5\) - \(C = 6.5\) In descending order of \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\): - \(A (7.5) > C (6.5) > B (-6.5)\).