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Which expression is equivalent to (x^3+12x^2+20x-96) divided by (x-2)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use synthetic division with root 2:
Coefficients 1, 12, 20, -96:
Bring down 1 → multiply by 2 → 2 → add to 12 → 14 → multiply by 2 → 28 → add to 20 → 48 → multiply by 2 → 96 → add to -96 → 0.

Quotient: x^2 + 14x + 48, which factors as (x + 6)(x + 8).