Question

What would the variables for a and b be? 3/x + 5/x^2 = (ax+b)/x^2

Answer 1

a=3,b=5

Explanation:

`(3)/(x) + \frac{5}{ {x}^(2) } \\ = \frac{3x}{ {x}^(2) } + \frac{5}{ {x}^(2) } \\ = \frac{3x + 5}{ {x}^(2) }`

so as you got it:

`\frac{(ax + b)}{ {x}^(2) } = \frac{3x + 5}{ {x}^(2) } \\ a = 3 \\ b = 5`