ApartSquareFree[expr]
rewrites a rational expression as a sum of terms whose denominators are powers of square-free polynomials.
ApartSquareFree[expr,var]
treats all variables other than var as constants.


ApartSquareFree
ApartSquareFree[expr]
rewrites a rational expression as a sum of terms whose denominators are powers of square-free polynomials.
ApartSquareFree[expr,var]
treats all variables other than var as constants.
Details and Options

- ApartSquareFree gives the square-free partial fraction decomposition of a rational expression.
- ApartSquareFree[expr,Trig->True] treats trigonometric functions as rational functions of exponentials, and manipulates them accordingly.
- ApartSquareFree automatically threads over lists in expr, as well as equations, inequalities, and logic functions.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Scope (7)
Basic Uses (5)
Decompose a rational function into partial fractions using square-free factorization:
ApartSquareFree can handle symbolic parameters:
Treat as the main variable and
as a constant:
Treat as the main variable and
as a constant:
Here ApartSquareFree picks as the main variable and treats
as a constant:
ApartSquareFree can handle non-polynomial expressions:
ApartSquareFree threads over equations and inequalities:
Options (2)
Properties & Relations (1)
Together acts as an inverse of ApartSquareFree:
See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), ApartSquareFree, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ApartSquareFree.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "ApartSquareFree." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ApartSquareFree.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). ApartSquareFree. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ApartSquareFree.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_apartsquarefree, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ApartSquareFree}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ApartSquareFree.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_apartsquarefree, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ApartSquareFree}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ApartSquareFree.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}