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What is partial fraction decomposition?

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Partial-fraction decomposition is the process of starting with the simplified answer and taking it back apart, of "decomposing" the final expression into its initial polynomial fractions.

For example, Partial fraction decomposition is used to integrate rational functions and in engineering for finding inverse Laplace transforms.

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