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find the difference. express your answer in simplest form.

x^2 + 3 / x - 2x^2 + 5 / x

a)-x^2 - 8 / 2x
b)-x^2 - 2 / x
c)3x^2 - 8 / 2x
d) 3x^2 - 8 /x

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X^2 +3/X- 2X^2 +5/X. Common Denominator
=X: (X^3+3)/X -(2X^3+5)/X=
(X^3+3)/X+(-2X^3-5)/X=(-X^3-2)/X=
-X^3/X-2/X=-X^2-2/X