SOLUTION: x^2-8x+15 / x^2 - 3x

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Question 36329: x^2-8x+15 / x^2 - 3x
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x^2-8x+15 / x^2 - 3x
Lets take x^2-8x+15 and factorize it
x^2- 8x + 15
x^2- 5x -3z + 15
x(x - 5) -3(x - 5)
(x - 3)( x - 5)

((x - 3)( x - 5))/x(x - 3)
Removing the common factor x - 3
(x-5)/x