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Row Reduction & Rank · Medium problem

A partial-fraction decomposition requires 5x+7(x+1)(x+2)=Ax+1+Bx+2\dfrac{5x+7}{(x+1)(x+2)} = \dfrac{A}{x+1}+\dfrac{B}{x+2} for all xx. Clearing denominators gives 5x+7=A(x+2)+B(x+1)5x+7=A(x+2)+B(x+1). Matching the coefficient of xx and the constant term gives a linear system in A,BA,B. Find BB.