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Simplify the expression: 2x-5-x-8/x+4

Simplify the expression: 2x-5-x-8/x+4-example-1
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2x-5-(x-8)/(x+4)=((2x-5)(x+4))/(x+4)-(x-8)/(x+4)\\\\=((2x)(x)+(2x)(4)+(-5)(x)+(-5)(4)-x-(-8))/(x+4)\\\\=(2x^2+8x-5x-20-x+8)/(x+4)=(2x^2+2x-12)/(x+4)

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