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finisher
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There is this question for calculus I'm taking. It's Integral Calculus.
The question is:
"If f is a quadratic function such that f(0)=1 and integral of f(x)/( (x^2)(x+1)^3) dx is a rational function, find f'(0) |
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thornahawk
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First, you might want to tell us what you've already tried to solve this one.
Hint 1: Quadratics generally come in the form f(x)=ax²+bx+c ; what is f'(0) in this case?
Hint 2: Integrating a rational function usually ends up as a linear combination of logarithms and rational functions; what does that mean for the numerator if the integral only comes up as a rational function?
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finisher
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Sorry about that D:
Well, I already deduced that any x^3 terms and x^4 terms should result in zero, meaning their co-efficients must be zero (or add up to zero). Also, the fact that f(0)=1 means that I deduced one more thing (related to partial fraction decomposition).
Answer to hint 1: f'(0) should be simply b, right?
Answer to hint 2: I'm sorry, I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding that concept  |
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finisher
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Oh yea, I did this:
f(x)= A/x + B/x^2 + C/x+1 + D/(x+1)^2 + E/(x+1)^3
This is the partial fraction decomposition I did. Could you please tell me the answer to hint 2? I'm baffled.
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