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OpenStudy (anonymous):

write the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac {18x^{2} -68x+24}{\left(x\right)\left(x-2\right)\left(x-4\right)} = \frac{a}{x} + \frac{b}{x-2}+\frac{c}{x-4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i honestly have no clue

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its multiple choice I just cant screenshot the answers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but this confuses me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now just multiply each term on the right to get the common denominator. Ex.\[\frac{a\left(x-2\right)\left(x-4\right)}{x\left(x-2\right)\left(x-4\right)}\] do that for each term and then combine like terms.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in the numerator...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so a = 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what was the answer

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