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

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Answer:

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:

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

ChrisC answered Aug 31, 2021

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