Let f(x)=(3a+2x)(2a−x)3a−5x, where a is a positive constant.
(a) Express f(x) in partial fractions.
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(b) Hence obtain the expansion of f(x) in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x2.
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(c) State the set of values of x for which the expansion in part (b) is valid.
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题目中文翻译
设 f(x)=(3a+2x)(2a−x)3a−5x,其中 a 为正常数。
(a) 将 f(x) 表示为部分分式。
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(b) 由此求 f(x) 按 x 的升幂展开的展开式,保留至 x2 项(包括该项)。
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(c) 写出使 (b) 问中的展开式成立的 x 的取值集合。
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