Overview
Last session we learned to use partial fractions to integrate rational functions for which the degree of the numerator was less than the degree of the denominator, and where the denominator had particularly nice factors. In this session we learn how to use partial fractions under more adverse conditions.
Lecture Video and Notes
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Worked Example
Integral of (x-11)/(x2+9)(x+2)
Lecture Video and Notes
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Worked Example
Integral of x3/x2-1
Recitation Video
Partial Fractions Decomposition
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