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Find the least common multiple of x^2-25 and x-5

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To find the least common multiple of x^2-25 and x-5, we need to factor both expressions first.

x^2-25 can be factored as (x+5)(x-5)

x-5 is already factored.

Now, we can find the least common multiple by taking the product of the highest powers of each factor.

The highest power of (x+5) is 1, and the highest power of (x-5) is 2. Therefore, the least common multiple is:

(x+5)(x-5)^2

which can also be written as:

(x-5)(x^2-10x+25)
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