SOLUTION: x^2-7x-4/x-2 whats the quotient?

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Question 977709: x^2-7x-4/x-2
whats the quotient?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 -7x -4/x-2
use synthetic division
2 | 1 -7 -4 |
| 2 -10 |
| 1 -5 -14 |
therefore the quotient is x - 5 - 14/(x-2)