repeated linear factors
What repeated linear factors means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, WJEC.
Definitions of repeated linear factors
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Reference: WJEC
Factors in the denominator that require an escalating denominator, with a single linear term and a squared term.
Handled by including terms such as A/(x+1) and B/(x+1)^2 in the decomposition.
Topics that use repeated linear factors
- H: Integration (AQA A-Level)
- Algebra and Functions (A2 Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- Partial fractions
- Accumulation functions and their derivatives
- algebraic division
- Algebraic rearrangement and factorisation
- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- cancelling factors
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