Partial Fractions · Guided Practice

Partial Fractions

13 questions with answers and video solutions. Try each one before revealing the answer.

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Write 3x+23(x4)(x+3)\displaystyle \frac{3x+23}{(x-4)(x+3)} in partial fractions.
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Express 8x21x23x\displaystyle \frac{8x-21}{x^2-3x} in partial fractions.
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Write 24xx33x2+2x\displaystyle \frac{2-4x}{x^3-3x^2+2x} in partial fractions.
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Express 7x+2x2(x+2)\displaystyle \frac{7x+2}{x^{2}(x+2)} in partial fractions.
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Express 15xx32x2+x\displaystyle \frac{1-5x}{x^3-2x^2+x} in partial fractions.
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Express 3x2+2x3+2x\displaystyle \frac{3x^2+2}{x^3+2x} in partial fractions.
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Express x2x+6x2+x2\displaystyle \frac{x^2-x+6}{x^2+x-2} in partial fractions.
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Express 3x43x3+7x25x+6x3x2+x1\displaystyle \frac{3x^4-3x^3+7x^2-5x+6}{x^3-x^2+x-1} in partial fractions.
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2022 P2 Q1
3 Marks

Express 3x23x+5x(x2+5)\displaystyle \frac{3x^{2}-3x+5}{x(x^{2}+5)} in partial fractions.

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2023 P1 Q2
3 Marks

Express 3x2x14(x+3)(x1)2\displaystyle \frac{3x^2 - x - 14}{(x + 3)(x - 1)^2} in partial fractions.

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2024 P2 Q13
(2, 3, 5)10 Marks

(a)Express 2x(x+1)\displaystyle \frac{-2}{x(x+1)} in partial fractions.

(b)Use integration by parts to find xe3xdx.\displaystyle \int xe^{3x} dx.

(c)Using your answers to (a) and (b), solve

dydx2yx(x+1)=x3e3x(x+1)2.\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx} - \frac{2y}{x(x+1)} = \frac{x^3 e^{3x}}{(x+1)^2}.

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2025 P2 Q3
3 Marks

Express 2x218x+4(x1)(x3)(x+5)\displaystyle \frac{2x^2 - 18x + 4}{(x - 1)(x - 3)(x + 5)} in partial fractions.

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2026 P2 Q13
(2, 7)9 Marks

(a)Express using partial fractions x+3(x+7)(x+5).\displaystyle \frac{x+3}{(x+7)(x+5)}.

(b)Hence find the particular solution of the differential equation

dydx+2x+3y=1(x+7)(x+5)(x+3),\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}+\frac{2}{x+3}y=\frac{1}{(x+7)(x+5)(x+3)}, where x0,\displaystyle x\ge0,

given that y=0\displaystyle y=0 when x=3.\displaystyle x=3.

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