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PARTIAL FRACTIONS

OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS

x−4 2 2
1. If = – , then K =
x − 5x − 2k
2 x−2 x+K

a) – 3 b) – 2 c) 2 d) 3

ax − 1 x 1
2. If = – then a =
(1 − x + x 2 )(2 + x) 1− x + x2 2+ x

a) 3 b) – 3 c) 2 d) – 2

3x + 4 A B
3. If = – , then A, B
x 2 − 3x + 2 x − 2 x −1

a) (7, 10) b) (10, 7) c) (10, –7) d) (–10, 7)

1 − x + 6x 2 A B C
4. If = + + , then A =
x−x 3 x 1− x 1+ x

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

5. If the remainders of the polynomial f(x) when divided by x – 1, x – 2 are 2, 5 then the
remainder of f(x) when divided by (x – 1) (x – 2) is

a) 0 b) 1 – x c) 2x – 1 d) 3x – 1

6. The remainders of the polynomial f(x) when divided by x + 1, x + 2, x – 2 are 6, 15, 3 he

remainder of f(x) when divided by (x + 1) (x + 2) (x – 2) is

a) 2x2 – 3x + 1 b) 3x2 – 2x + 1 c) 2x2 – x – 3 d) 3x2 – 2x + 1

2x + 1 A Bx + c
7. If = + 2 then B =
(x − 1)(x + 2)
2 x −1 x +2

a) 2 b) 1 c) – 1 d) – 2

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3x 2 1
8. If = + then a : b =
(x − a)(x − b) x−a x−b

a) 1 : 2 b) – 2 : 1 c) 1 : 3 d) 3 : 1

9. Let a, b, c such that

1 a b c
= + + ,
(1 − x)(1 − 2x)(1 − 3x) 1− x 1 − 2x 1 − 3x

a b c
+ + =
1 3 5

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
15 6 5 3

10. If x4 = P(x) + A + B + C then P(x) =

(x − a)(x − b)(x − c) x −a (x − a) 2 (x − b)

a) x – a b) x – a – b

c) x – a – b – c d) x + a + b + c

x3 B C D
11. =A+ + + then A =
(2x − 1)(x + 2)(x − 3) 2x − 1 x+2 x −3

1 1 8 27
a) b) – c) d) –
2 50 25 25

3x 2 + x + 1 A B C D
12. = + + + then A + B – C + D =
(x − 1) 4 x −1 (x − 1) 2
(x − 1) 3
(x − 1) 4

a) 0 b) 15 c) 1 d) 10

x 4 + 24x 2 + 28 A B C
13. If = + + then A + B + C =
(x + 1)
2 3
x +1
2
(x + 1)
2 2
(x + 1)3
2

a) 26 b) 27 c) 28 d) 29

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1
14. The partial fractions of
x (x + 2)
3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) – 2 + 3 – b) + 2 + 3 –
8x 4x 2x 8(x + 2) 8x 4x 2x 8(x + 2)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
c) – 2 – 3 + d) + 2 + 3 +
8x 4x 2x 8(x + 2) 8x 4x 2x 8(x + 2)

(x + 1) 2 A Bx − C A
15. If = + 2 , then sin-1   =
x +x3 x x +1 C

π π π π
a) b) c) d)
6 4 3 2

x−4
16. If can be expanded in the ascending powers of x, then the coefficient of x3 is
x − 5x + 6
2

− 73 73 71 − 71
a) b) c) d)
648 648 648 648

1
17. The coefficient of xn in is
(1 − 2x)(1 − 3x)

a) 3n + 1 – 2n + 1 b) 3n – 1 + 2n + 1

c) 3n + 1 – 2n – 1 d) 3n – 1 + 2n – 1

x +1
18. The coefficient of xn in is
(x − 1) 2 (x − 2)

3 3
a) 1 – 2n – n +1
b) 1 – 2n – n −1
2 2

3 3
c) 1 + 2n + n +1
d) 1 + 2n – n −1
2 2

2
1  n 
19. If aK = for K = 1, 2, 3, …. n, then  ∑aK  =
K(K + 1)  
 K =1 

n n2 n4 n6
a) b) c) d)
n +1 (n + 1) 2 (n + 1) 4 (n + 1)6

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x +1 A B
20. = + then 16A + 9B =
(2x − 1)(3x + 1) 2x − 1 3x + 1

a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8

(x + 1) 2 A Bx + C A
21. If = + 2 then cos-1   =
x(x + 1)
2 x x +1 C

π π π π
a) b) c) d)
6 4 3 2

3x − 2 Bx + C
22. If = A – 2 , then A + B – C =
(x + 1)(2x + 3)
2 x +1 2x + 3

a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5

x 2 + 5x + 1 A B C
23. If = + + then B =
(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3) x +1 (x + 1)(x + 2) (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)

a) 1 b) – 5 c) 0 d) 10

1
24. =
x +1
4

x+ 2 2−x
a) +
2 2 (x 2 + 2 x − 1) 2 2 (x 2 + 2x − 1)

x+ 2 2−x
b) +
2 2 (x + 2 x + 1)
2
2 2 (x 2 − 2x + 1)

x+ 2 2−x
c) +
2 2 (x + 2 x − 1)
2
2 2 (x − 2x + 1)
2

x+ 2 2−x
d) +
2 2 (x − 2x + 1)
2
2 2 (x − 2x + 1)
2

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(1 + x)(1 + 2x)(1 + 3x)

25. The coefficient of xn in is
(1 − x)(1 − 2x)(1 − 3x)

a) 12 – 30.2n +20.3n b) 12 + 30.2n + 20.3n

c) 12 + 30.2n – 20.3n d) 12 – 20.2n – 20.3n

x−4
26. The coefficient of xn in is
x − 5x + 6
2

1 1 1 1
a) n +1
– n
b) n +1
+
3 2 3 2n

1 1 1 1
c) + d) +
5 n +1 2n 5 n +1 3n

1
27. The coefficient of xn in is
(1 − x)(1 − 2x)(1 − 3x)

3n + 2 − 2 n +3 + 1 3n + 2 + 2 n + 3 − 1
a) b)
2 2

3n + 2 − 2 n +3 − 1 3n + 2 + 2 n + 3 + 1
c) d)
2 2

1 A B C
28. If = + + then match the following
(1 − 2x) 2 (1 − 3x) 1 − 2x (1 − 2x) 2 1 − 3x)

1) A a) 9

2) B b) – 6

3) C c) – 2

a) a, b, c b) b, c, a c) c, a, b d) c, b, a

2x 4 + 3x 2 + 1 A B C D
29. = + + + then match the following
(x + 1)
2 4
(x + 1)
2
(x + 1)
2 2
(x + 1)
2 3
(x + 1) 4
2

1) A a) 2

2) B b) 1

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3) C c) – 1

4) D d) 0

e) 1/2

a) d, a, c, d b) c, a, e, d c) b, a, e, d d) c, b, e, d

30. Observe the following lists

List – I List – II

1) If 3x = 2 + 1 then a : b is a) slope of x-axis

(x − a)(x − b) x −a x−b

x+4 A + B C 3π
2) If = + then A + B + C is b) sin
(x 2 − 4)(x + 1) x−2 x+2 x +1 2

2x + 1 Bx + C Tanx − sinx
3) If = A + then C = c) Lt
(x − 1)(x + 1)
2 x −1 x +1
2 x →0 x3

d) Slope of the line 6x + 3y–7 = 0

a) 1 – d; 2 – a; 3 – c b) 1 – d; 2 – b; 3 – c

c) 1 – d; 2 – a; 3 – b d) 1 – b; 2 – c; 3 – a

KEY

1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. d

11. a 12. c 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. a 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. c

21. c 22. b 23. c 24. b 25. a 26. a 27. a 28. b 29. a 30. a

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PARTIAL FRACTIONS

HINTS AND SOLUTIONS

1- 4. Verification

5. f(1)=2,f(2) =5, f(x)=Q(x).(x-1)(x-2)+AX+B

6. f(-1)=6,f(-2) =15, f(2)=3 , f(x)=Q(x).(x+1)(x+2)(x-2)+Ax2+Bx+C.

7- 16. Verification

17. Standard problem

18. Standard problem

1 1
19. ak = −
k k +1

20-30. find the values of A,B,C by verification.

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