SOLUTION: Help please, I am a bit lost here; Divide and check: (x^2 + 2x − 15) / (x + 5)

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Question 598249: Help please, I am a bit lost here;
Divide and check:
(x^2 + 2x − 15) / (x + 5)
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Polynomial division is too difficult to render here, so check out

Purple Math Polynomial Long Division

for the process.

Once you have a quotient, multiply it by the divisor (use FOIL) then add any remainer. The result should be your original dividend.

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