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algebra intermediate

Problem

The fraction was obtained by adding the two fractions and . The values of and must be, respectively:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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
Final answer
D