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Answer 1

`\frac{ {x}^(4) + 4 {x}^(2) - 2}{2x}`

Explanation:

Factor the numerator:

`2 {x}^(5) + 8 {x}^(3) - 4 {x}`

`2x( {x}^(4) + 4 {x}^(2) - 2)`

We then have:

`\frac{2x( {x}^(4) + 4 {x}^(2) - 2) }{4 {x}^(2) }`

`\frac{ {x}^(4) + {4 {x}^(2) } - 2}{2x}`