SOLUTION: x-3 divided by x^ - x - 20 X x^ - 3X-10 divided by x^ - 9

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Question 25159: x-3 divided by x^ - x - 20
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x^ - 3X-10 divided by x^ - 9
Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28%28x-3%29+%2F%28+x%5E2+-+x+-+20%29%29%2A%28%28x%5E2+-+3X-10%29%2F%28+x%5E2+-+9%29%29

The first step is to factor everything!!
%28%28x-3%29+%2F%28%28+x-+5%29%2A%28x+%2B4%29%29%29%2A%28%28%28x-5%29%2A%28X%2B2%29%29%2F%28+%28x-3%29%2A%28x%2B3%29%29%29

Divide out the factors of (x-3) and (x-5), and what is left is this:
%28%28x%2B2%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%2A%28x%2B3%29%29

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