SOLUTION: w^2-25/5-w=

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Question 418064: w^2-25/5-w=
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w^2 - 25
---------
5 - w

w^2 - 25
--------- {switched bottom around}
-w + 5

(w + 5)(w - 5)
-------------- {factored top into two binomials, factored -1 out of bottom}
-1(w - 5)

w + 5
----- {cancelled w - 5 on top and bottom}
-1

= -w - 5 {divided each term by -1}
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