SOLUTION: simplify x^2+2x-35/x-5

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Question 34240: simplify
x^2+2x-35/x-5

Answer by benni1013(206) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2+2x-35/x-5
Factor the top
(x+7)(x-5)/x-5
The (x-5)'s cancel leaving x+7