SOLUTION: Given that 2x^3- 3x + 1 can be expressed in the form Ax*(x^2+ 1) + Bx + C, find the values of the constants A, B and C.
The answers are a=2 c=1 and therefore b =-5
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Question 1132237: Given that 2x^3- 3x + 1 can be expressed in the form Ax*(x^2+ 1) + Bx + C, find the values of the constants A, B and C.
The answers are a=2 c=1 and therefore b =-5
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Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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By inspection (compare the last line to the left hand side of the first line) you can see C=1, A=2, and then solve A+B=-3 for B=-5
Note that "a" is not necessarily the same as "A" (be precise)
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