Session 74: Integration by Partial Fractions

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If guessing and substitution don't work, we can use the method of partial fractions to integrate rational functions. This session presents the time saving "cover-up method" for performing partial fractions decompositions.

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» Clip 1: Partial Fractions I (5 min)
» Accompanying Notes (PDF)

From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006

» Clip 2: Introduction to the Cover-Up Method (8 min)
» Accompanying Notes (PDF)

From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006

» Clip 3: The Cover-Up Method (5 min)
» Accompanying Notes (PDF)

From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006

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