Question 11 • Precalculus
Combine the terms in choice A using the common denominator 3x(4x² + 9). The numerator becomes (4x² + 9) + 3x(x − 2) = 7x² − 6x + 9, which matches the original numerator. Therefore, the decomposition is 1/(3x) + (x − 2)/(4x² + 9), choice A.
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