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Please help me with this math question, or at least explain how to solve.

Please help me with this math question, or at least explain how to solve.-example-1

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Explanation:

We can use polynomial long division to simplify the expression:

x^2 + 3x + 15

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x - 3 | x^3 - 3x^2 + 6x - 18

- (x^3 - 3x^2 + 9x)

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-3x - 18

- (-3x + 9)

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-9

Therefore,

(x^3 - 3x^2 + 6x - 18) / (x - 3) = x^2 + 3x + 15 - 9/(x-3)

So the simplified expression is x^2 + 3x + 15 - 9/(x-3).

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