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Separating $\frac{1}{1-x^2}$ into multiple terms

I'm working through an example that contains the following steps: $$\int\frac{1}{1-x^2}dx$$ $$=\frac{1}{2}\int\frac{1}{1+x} - \frac{1}{1-x}dx$$ $$\ldots$$ $$=\frac{1}{2}\ln{\frac{1+x}{1-x}}$$ I ...
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Of all the possible combinations of positive numbers that sum to 10, which has the largest multiplication?

Of all the possible combinations of positive numbers that sum to 10, which has the largest multiplication? I had also got a clue: it's related to e. Please help! ...
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How does he get a perfect swap numerator and denominator.

I'm going through a exercise, in which all the answers are given, but the tutor makes a step and I can't follow at all. A massive jump with no explanation. Here is the question: $\lim_{x \to 2} ...
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Looking for hints of this inequality

I think the following two inequalities are true. However, the proof may not be easy. Does anyone have any hints? Thank you very much! Fix $a>1$. there exists two constants $K_1$ and $K_2$, such ...
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Evaluate fraction of sum

So i have to evaluate this sum: $\displaystyle \frac{1-2^{-2}+4^{-2}-5^{-2}+7^{-2}-8^{-2}+10^{-2}-11^{-2}+\cdots}{1+2^{-2}-4^{-2}-5^{-2}+7^{-2}+8^{-2}-10^{-2}-11^{-2}+\cdots}$ it has the form : ...
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General advice for dividing bigger fraction into partial fractions

There's a lot of cases where dividing a larger fraction into smaller ones helps a lot in making calculations a lot simpler. For example, the first step in solving this integral below is to divide ...