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    Algebra Pure Maths topic notes

    A-level Maths Tutor www.a-levelmathstutor.com [email protected]

    Algebra: Partial Fractions

    some definitions:

    Proper Fraction When the degree(index) of the function is higher in the denominator
    than the numerator.

    Improper Fraction When the degree(index) of the function is higher in the numerator
    than the denominator.

    Partial Fractions Factorising the denominator of a proper fraction means that the fraction
    can be expressed as the sum(or difference) of other proper fractions.

    Simple addition/subtraction of algebraic fractions

    As with simple fraction arithmetic, a common denominator is found from the denominators
    of either fraction and the numerators altered to be fractions of the new denominator.

    Equations & Identities

    Equations are satisfied by discrete values of the variable involved.

    Example:

    Identities are satisfied by any value of the variable used. Note the equals sign '=' is
    modified to reflect this.

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    Algebra Pure Maths topic notes

    A-level Maths Tutor www.a-levelmathstutor.com [email protected]

    Example:

    When we make partial fractions(below) we are creating an identity from the original
    expression.

    Denominator with only 'linear factors'

    By 'linear' we mean that x has a power no higher than '1' . In other words, this method
    does not work with x2, x3, x4 etc.

    For each linear factor of the type:

    there is a partial fraction:

    Example:

    where x is a variable and A,B,a,b,c,d are constants, where 'a' is not equal to 'b'.

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    Algebra Pure Maths topic notes

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    Example #1

    Denominator with 'repeated' linear factors

    For each 'repeated' linear factor of the type:

    there is a partial fraction:

    Example:

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    Algebra Pure Maths topic notes

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    Example #1

    Denominator with a quadratic factor

    For each quadratic factor of the type:

    there is a partial fraction:

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    Algebra Pure Maths topic notes

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    Example:

    Example #1

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