About partial fraction decomposition in Michael Spivak's “Calculus”. Why degree 8?
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I am reading Michael Spivak's "Calculus" now.
I cannot understand why the degree of the polynomial in the picture below is 8.
I think the degree is 7.
calculus polynomials partial-fractions
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
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I am reading Michael Spivak's "Calculus" now.
I cannot understand why the degree of the polynomial in the picture below is 8.
I think the degree is 7.
calculus polynomials partial-fractions
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
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You're right. It's a typo.
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– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
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Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
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I am reading Michael Spivak's "Calculus" now.
I cannot understand why the degree of the polynomial in the picture below is 8.
I think the degree is 7.
calculus polynomials partial-fractions
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
$endgroup$
I am reading Michael Spivak's "Calculus" now.
I cannot understand why the degree of the polynomial in the picture below is 8.
I think the degree is 7.
calculus polynomials partial-fractions
calculus polynomials partial-fractions
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
asked Dec 23 '18 at 9:32
tchappy hatchappy ha
766412
766412
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You're right. It's a typo.
$endgroup$
– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
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Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
$endgroup$
– tchappy ha
Dec 23 '18 at 9:46
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1
$begingroup$
You're right. It's a typo.
$endgroup$
– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
$begingroup$
Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
$endgroup$
– tchappy ha
Dec 23 '18 at 9:46
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You're right. It's a typo.
$endgroup$
– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
$begingroup$
You're right. It's a typo.
$endgroup$
– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
$begingroup$
Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
$endgroup$
– tchappy ha
Dec 23 '18 at 9:46
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Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
$endgroup$
– tchappy ha
Dec 23 '18 at 9:46
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You're right. It's a typo.
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– José Carlos Santos
Dec 23 '18 at 9:44
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Thank you very much, Jose Carlos Santos.
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Dec 23 '18 at 9:46