SOLUTION: I need to simplify the expression: (15-2x-x^2)/(3x^2-8x-3) I know the simplified form is (-x+5)/(3x+1) but I do not understand how to simplify the original expression to get to

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Question 893261: I need to simplify the expression:
(15-2x-x^2)/(3x^2-8x-3)
I know the simplified form is (-x+5)/(3x+1) but I do not understand how to simplify the original expression to get to the simplified form. Could you please explain in very basic steps how to simplify the expression? Thank you.

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