MaplePrimes - answers and comments on Question, Polynomial division and partial fractions

Hi, To obtain partial fractions in a clickable way: Enter your expressio...

Krithika Suresh — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:24:00 Z

Hi,

To obtain partial fractions in a clickable way:

Enter your expression into your Maple worksheet. E.g.
Open the Context Menu (right-click on the expression) and select Factor (Note: you can skip this step if you wish)
Open the Context Menu and select:
Conversions -> Partial Fractions -> x

This should provide you with the expression in terms of partial fractions.

If this result is not the one that you are looking for in polynomial division (i.e., you wish to get the quotient and remainder) then:

To get the quotient type:
quo(<your dividend here>, <your divisor here>, <the variable in which your polynomials are in terms of (usually x)>)
To get the remainder type:
rem(<your dividend here>, <your divisor here>, <the variable in which your polynomials are in terms of (usually x)>)

I have attached a worksheet with an example of each. Also, you can take a look at the Finding Partial Fractions worksheet and video tutorial. This worksheet provides you with a tool that goes through the steps of finding partial fractions.

http://www.maplesoft.com/academic/adoption/studentcenter/topic.aspx?sid=6952

Hope that helps!

Krithika

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Thanks’ this tool where great! Maybe you should consider including a...

Gustav Hjertén — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:40:00 Z

Thanks’ this tool where great! Maybe you should consider including a way to get the polynomial on the quotient and remainder form in the right click menu. Just a thought :-)

Hi, Another way that you can easily get the quotient and remainder in polynomia...

Krithika Suresh — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:45:00 Z

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback!

Another way that you can easily get the quotient and remainder in polynomial division is by inserting a Task Template into your worksheet.

Go to Tools -> Tasks -> Browse and this should open up a window
Open the Polynomials tab and then select "Polynomial Division Quotient and Remainder"
Click the "Insert Default Content" button in the Task window and the task template should appear in your worksheet
This allows you to manipulate the values in purple and execute the commands to determine the quotient and remainder.

This will allow you to compute numerous polynomial division questions without having to constantly reproduce the commands or know what the different command elements are.

Hope that makes things a little easier!

Krithika