SOLUTION: perform the indicated divisions x^2-2x-35 divided by x+5

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Question 82723: perform the indicated divisions
x^2-2x-35
divided by
x+5
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^2-2x-35)/(x+5)
(x-7)(x+5)/(x+5) cancelling out the (x+5) terms we have:
x-7