X - 2
x2-2x + 3
4.
x + 3
x + 3

The equation is likely (x2 -2x -3)/(x+2) and to simplify you can do polynomial synthetic division or long division. Using long division because it works in all cases:

x+2√x2 -2x -3             how many times does x go into x2  , x times

       x - 4

x+2√x2  - 2x -3            multiply x by x + 2 and create the next row

     -(x2 )

          -4x - 3             bring down the -3 and repeat first step. how many times does x go into -4x, -4 times

        -(-4x - 8)            multiply x + 2 by -4

                   5             (this is the remainder but it must be in the form 5/(x+2)

so the answer is x - 4 + 5/(x + 2). Hopefully, this is what your teacher considers "simplified".

Step-by-step explanation:

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the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

step-by-step explanation:

y = | -2(-2) |     →     y = | 4 |     →     y = 4       ⇒   (-2, 4)

y = | -2(-1) |     →     y = | 2 |     →       y =   2       ⇒   (-1, 2)    

y = | -2(0) |     →     y = | 0 |     →       y = 0         ⇒   (0, 0)

y = | -2(1) |   c →     y = | -2 |     →     y =   2         ⇒   (1, 2)    

y = | -2(2) |     →     y = | - 4 |     →     y =   4         ⇒   (2, 4)