SOLUTION: Simplify (5y^3-8y^2-32y+21)/(y^2-y-7)

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Question 3326: Simplify
(5y^3-8y^2-32y+21)/(y^2-y-7)
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285y%5E3-8y%5E2-32y%2B21%29%2F%28y%5E2-y-7%29

I can see no easy factorisation here, so we need to try long division of 5y%5E3-8y%5E2-32y%2B21 by y%5E2-y-7.

Doing this, gives a precise division of 5y-3 with no remainder.

jon.