1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 17
Problem 17
The fraction was obtained by adding the two fractions and . The values of and must be, respectively:
Solution
This is essentially asking for the partial fraction decomposition of Looking at and , we can write . Substituting , we get Substituting , we get Thus, our answer is
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