Find the partial fraction decomposition. (x - 5) / (x^2 - 64) A. (13/16) / (x + 8) + (3/16) / (x - 8) B. -(13/16) / (x + 8) + (3/16) / (x - 8) C. 13 / (x + 16) + 3 / (x - 16) D. (13/16) / (x - 8) + (3/16) / (x + 8)
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First, we need to factor the denominator: x^2 - 64 = (x+8)(x-8) So, we can write the fraction as: (X-5) / (x+8)(x-8) + 13/(x+8) + 3/(x-8) + 16/(x^2-64) Show more…
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