Question 44634
perform the indicated division:
I think you left out a "2" in your posting.

(2x^2-2x-12)/(x-2)

Factor to get:

[(x-2)(2x+6)]/(x-2)

Cancel to get:

=2x+6

If you did not leave out a "2" in your posting
there is no way to reduce or simplify the problem.

cheers,
Stan H.