what is 7x^3+4x^2+2x / x^2

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To simplify the expression \(\frac{7x^3 + 4x^2 + 2x}{x^2}\), you can divide each term in the numerator by \(x^2\):

\[ \frac{7x^3}{x^2} + \frac{4x^2}{x^2} + \frac{2x}{x^2} \]

Now simplify each term:

  1. \(\frac{7x^3}{x^2} = 7x^{3-2} = 7x\)
  2. \(\frac{4x^2}{x^2} = 4\)
  3. \(\frac{2x}{x^2} = 2x^{-1} = \frac{2}{x}\)

Putting it all together, we get:

\[ 7x + 4 + \frac{2}{x} \]

Thus, the simplified form of the expression is:

\[ 7x + 4 + \frac{2}{x} \]