SOLUTION: Find the following quotient: x^2-25 ______ x+5

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Question 486822: Find the following quotient:
x^2-25
______
x+5
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, tuhin.subhra:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by tuhin.subhra(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-25
------
x+5
(x^2-5^2)
= --------
(x+5)
(x+5)(x-5)
= ---------
x+5
= (x-5)