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Simplify the expression below 6m^3-16m^2+15m-40 / 2m^2+5?

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6m^3-16m^2+15m-40=2m^2(3m-8)+5(3m-8)=(3m-8)(2m^2+5)\\\\(6m^3-16m^2+15m-40)/(2m^2+5)=((3m-8)(2m^2+5))/(2m^2+5)=3m-8

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