alex83 said:
cant get anywhere with the problem any help on how to set the (matrix) or equations for A,B,C,D,E.F
Do the multiplication, like you learned back in algebra, for getting rid of the denominators in this
rational equation. You should get:
. . . . .\(\displaystyle (Ax\, +\, B)(x\, -\, 2)^2\, +\, (Cx\, +\, D)(x^2\, +\, x\, +\, 1)(x\, -\, 2)^2\)
. . . . . . . . .\(\displaystyle +\, E(x^2\, +\, x\, +\, 1)\, +\, F(x\, -\, 2)(x^2\, +\, x\, +\, 1)^2\, =\, x^2\, +\, 1\)
Pick values for x; plug them in, and simplify to create equations in A, B, C, D, E, and F. For instance, if x = 2, then:
. . . . .\(\displaystyle E(4\, +\, 2\, +\, 1)\, =\, 4\, +\, 1\)
...so E = 5/7. If x = 0, then:
. . . . .\(\displaystyle (B)(-2)^2\, +\, (D)(1)(-2)^2\, +\, \frac{5}{7}(1)\, +\, F(-2)(1)^2\, =\, 1\)
. . . . .\(\displaystyle 4B\, +\, 4D\, +\, \frac{5}{7}\, -\, 2F\, =\, 1\)
...and so forth. Once you have four more equations, set up your matrix and solve.
If you get stuck, please reply
showing your steps and reasoning. Thank you!