Finding partial fraction expansions

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Homework Statement



3. Find the partial fraction expansions of the following polynomials


a) 10/[(s^2)(s^2+6s+10)]


The Attempt at a Solution


I assume i should expan the polynomial in the form A/s^2+B/s+(Cs+D)/(s^2+6s+10) but i stuck at finding B. Maybe my expansion is just wrong .. :(
 
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The form of the expansion is correct. It should work.
 
The main idea is that the equation
\frac{A}{s^2} + \frac{B}{s} + \frac{Cs + D}{s^2 + 6s + 10} = \frac{10}{s^2(s^2 + 6s + 10)}
has to be true for any value of s except those that make one or more denominators vanish. If you pick four values of s you should get four equations in four unknowns, from which you should be able to get A, B, C, and D.
 
Have found C?

C and B are related ...
 
got it. thanks all
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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