SOLUTION: Simplify using long division: (x^2-3x+7) / (x+2)

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Question 739918: Simplify using long division:
(x^2-3x+7) / (x+2)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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_____quotientline___|______x_______-5______________
________________|______________________________
x+2_____________|_____x^2______-3x________7
________________|_____x^2_______2x
________________|_____0________-5x_.................7
________________|______________-5x________-10
____________________________________________
__________________________________________+17

Result of long division is x-5%2B17%2F%28x%2B2%29. Check carefully that the dividend is not factorable.