# Factored form vs partial fraction form?

I have already understood partial fraction and here is link for my relevant DSP SE question

Finding inverse z transform for two sided ROC?

But now i want to know, is there any difference between partial fraction form and factored form in signal processing context?

For example I have a z transform $$Y(z)=\frac{(z^2−z)}{(z^2+1.3z+0.3)}$$

a)What will be its partial fraction form?

b)What will be its factored form?

• Homework? Factoring a polynomial is basic algebra; you should have hit partial fraction expansion in calculus class. These are both pretty basic operations in signal processing analysis and design. – TimWescott Mar 10 at 22:55
• @TimWescott no,it is not home work – engr Mar 11 at 7:29
• b) just factor the numerator and denominator polynomials. – robert bristow-johnson Mar 12 at 15:22
• a) after factoring, express the factored form of $Y(z)$ as the sum of partial fractions. you had to learn about that in calculus when you were integrating rational functions that look sorta like $Y(z)$. – robert bristow-johnson Mar 12 at 15:23

• You have calculated the partial fraction term in your provided link. It helps to solve the inverse transform but it does not directly provide the zeros or poles. For the factored form, Y(z) = $$Y(z)=\frac{(z(z-1))}{(z+1)(z+0.3))}$$ The roots of numerator and denominator gives zeros and poles – DSP Novice Mar 11 at 8:09