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

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Question 44441: perform the indicated divisions
x^2-2x-35/x+5
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-2x-35/x+5
Factor to get:
[(x+5)(x-7)]/(x+5)
Cancel to get x-7
Cheers,
Stan H.