SOLUTION: Simplify using factoring and cancellation (y^3-19y-30)/(y+2)

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Question 36949: Simplify using factoring and cancellation
(y^3-19y-30)/(y+2)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Though it is not easy to see,
(y^3 - 19y - 30) / (y + 2) =
(y + 2)(y^2 - 2y - 15)/ (y + 2) =
y^2 - 2y - 15