Problem finding partial fractions for a contstant improper fraction?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg38328] Problem finding partial fractions for a contstant improper fraction?
- From: "Steven Hodgen" <steven at twitch.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 01:35:47 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hello, One of the things I'm having some trouble with in my math class is determining the partial fraction for a simple constant fraction like this: -5Pi ----- 12 One possibility is: -Pi Pi --- - --- 6 4 I'm having difficulty intuiting how to do this, and I wind up doing tons of trial and error, which sometimes takes too long. Besides some advice on the right way to do this, I'd also like to know how to achieve this in Mathematica. If it weren't for the Mathematica part, I'd have put this in alt.math.moderated. Thanks -- Steven Hodgen steven at twitch.net