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When writing the partial fraction decomposition of the expression $\frac{x^{3}+x-2}{x^{2}-5 x-14},$ the first step is to divide the numerator by the denominator.

          When writing the partial fraction decomposition of the
expression $\frac{x^{3}+x-2}{x^{2}-5 x-14},$ the first step is to divide the
numerator by the denominator.

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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When writing the partial fraction decomposition of the expression $\frac{x^{3}+x-2}{x^{2}-5 x-14},$ the first step is to divide the numerator by the denominator.