Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

a=3,b=5

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{3}{x} + \frac{5}{ {x}^{2} } \\ = \frac{3x}{ {x}^{2} } + \frac{5}{ {x}^{2} } \\ = \frac{3x + 5}{ {x}^{2} }$

so as you got it:

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