SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation (x^2 - 4) divided by (x - 1)

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Question 641896: Please help me solve this equation (x^2 - 4) divided by (x - 1)
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This (x^2 - 4) divided by (x - 1)can be rewritten as:
(x^2 +0x - 4)/(x-1)
Do the long division and we get:
x+1 remainder -5/(x-1)
Make sense?
RJ
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