SOLUTION: Divide x^2+3x-40 by x-5 and show work.. I know its x+8 but don't know how to get the answer

SOLUTION: Divide x^2+3x-40 by x-5 and show work.. I know its x+8 but don't know how to get the answer

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Question 636163: Divide x^2+3x-40 by x-5 and show work.. I know its x+8 but don't know how to get the answer
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can show this by factoring the numerator to get and then cancelling the "x-5" terms

So...

So simplifies to where
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