SOLUTION: (x^5-a^5)/(x-a)

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Question 841150: (x^5-a^5)/(x-a)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^5-a^5)/(x-a)

((x-a)(a^4+a^3*x+a^2*x^2+a*x^3+x^4))/(x-a)

a^4+a^3*x+a^2*x^2+a*x^3+x^4

So the expression simplifies to a^4+a^3*x+a^2*x^2+a*x^3+x^4