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Apart

Usage

Apart[expr] rewrites a rational expression as a sum of terms with minimal denominators.
Apart[expr, var] treats all variables other than var as constants.


Notes

• Example: Apart[(x^2+1)/(x-1)]LongRightArrow .
Apart gives the partial fraction decomposition of a rational expression.
Apart[expr, var] writes expr as a polynomial in var together with a sum of ratios of polynomials, where the degree in var of each numerator polynomial is less than that of the corresponding denominator polynomial.
Apart[(x + y)/(x - y), x]LongRightArrow .
Apart[(x + y)/(x - y), y]LongRightArrow .
Apart[expr, Trig -> True] treats trigonometric functions as rational functions of exponentials, and manipulates them accordingly.
• New in Version 1.


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