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I tried answering the following question but I'm getting it wrong for some reason. I would appreciate any help.

$$\frac{x^4+2}{x^5+6x^3}$$

My answer:

$$\frac{A}{x}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2}+\frac{Dx+E}{x^3}+\frac{Fx+G}{x^2+6}$$

What am I doing wrong?

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    How did you get $x+5$ and $x-5$? Can you show your working?2012-03-04
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    Sorry I copied the wrong answer from my notepad. Just fixed it2012-03-04
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    [link](http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28x%5E4%2B2%29%2F%28x%5E5%2B6x%5E3%29) and press show steps near "Partial fraction expansion"2012-03-04

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