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Partial fraction decomposition facts for kids

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Partial fraction decomposition is taking a big algebra fraction and splitting it into a bunch of smaller fractions that are added together. Partial fractions are used to get the antiderivatives of algebra fractions.

In math writing, we're turning this:

\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}

Into this:

\frac{f_1(x)}{g_1(x)}+\frac{f_2(x)}{g_2(x)}+\frac{f_3(x)}{g_3(x)}+\dots+\frac{f_i(x)}{g_i(x)}

The denominators of all these fractions are factors of g(x).

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Descomposición en fracciones simples para niños

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