Lesson 9 (09/14/20) - Population Models (2.1)
Warmup: Find \( A \), \( B \) such that
\[ \frac{1}{P(2-P)} = \underbrace{\frac{A}{P} + \frac{B}{2-P}}_{\text{partial fractions}} \] \[ \begin{aligned} \frac{A}{P} + \frac{B}{2-P} &= \frac{A(2-P) + BP}{P(2-P)} \\ &= \frac{2A + P(-A+B)}{P(2-P)} \\ \text{want} \quad &= \frac{1}{P(2-P)} \end{aligned} \]
Compare coeff:
\[ \begin{aligned} 2A &= 1 \implies A = 1/2 \\ -A + B &= 0 \implies A = B \implies B = 1/2 \end{aligned} \] \[ \frac{1}{P(2-P)} = \frac{1}{2P} + \frac{1}{2(2-P)} \]