Can you please help me with the following questions please, I don't understand them. I know the general rule about them.

Write the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression.

(x^2+4x-1)/(x^2+3)^2

(4x^3+4x^2)/(x^2+5)^2

1 answer

Usually partial fractions have two or more different factors in the denominator.

Yours is not the typical style

Here is a nice page that explains the regular kind and the method in very simple language.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/kenny/papers/partial.html