SOLUTION: how can you solve this t^2-13/t-4

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Question 307616: how can you solve this t^2-13/t-4
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Use polynomial long division.
First factor:t
t%28t-4%29=t%5E2-4t
Subtract this product from the original polynomial to get the remainder,
%28t%5E2-13%29-%28t%5E2-4t%29=4t-13
Next factor:4
4%28t-4%29=4t-16
Subtract this product from the remainder to get the new remainder,
%284t-13%29-%284t-16%29=3
No further division is possible.
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%28t%5E2-13%29%2F%28t-4%29=%28t%2B4%29%2B3%2F%28t-4%29