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Express the quotient in simplest form.

Express the quotient in simplest form.-example-1

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Answer:

(x-2)

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x^3

Explanation:

(x^2 -4) x^3 -x^2 -6x

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x^3 + 7x^2 x^2 +4x -21

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(x^2 -4) x^2 +4x -21

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x^3 + 7x^2 x^3 -x^2 -6x

Factor

(x-2)(x+2) (x+7)(x-3)

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x^2(x+7) x(x-3)(x+2)

Cancel like terms

(x-2) 1

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x^2 x

(x-2)

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x^3

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