document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978155>Question 978155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the partial fraction decomposition by setting up a system of equations and solving for A and B:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7x-1)/((x+2)(x-3))= A/(x+2) + B/(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this as simple as solving for one variable then substituting for the other? Or is there something more to this that I am not understanding? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=599633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply both sides of the equation by  (x+2)(x-3), simplify, and compare The expressions in corresponding positions for A and B.  You will form two equations to do this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What this means, is that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2B-3A=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2B-3A=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Solve for A and B. </SPAN>\n" );
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