Fill in the blanks to make a true equation:
1/n(n+3)=blank/n+blank/n+3.
\(1/n(n+3)=blank/n+blank/n+3. \)
1/ [n (n + 3)] = A / n + B /(n + 3)
Multiply through by n (n + 3)
1 = A ( n + 3) + B(n)
1 = (A + B)n + 3A
Equate terms
A + B = 0
3A =1 → A =1/3
So B = -1/3
Check
(1/3) / n - (1/3) / ( n + 3) =
[(1/3)(n + 3) - (1/3) n] / (n (n + 3))
[ (1/3 n + 1 - 1/3 n ] / [n ( n + 3)] =
1 / [ n ( n + 3) ]
So
first blank = 1/3
second blank = -1/3