Learn how to solve polynomial long division problems step by step online. \frac{x^2 - 2x - 3}{x^2 - x - 2}. Math interpretation of the question. Factor the trinomial x^2-x-2 finding two numbers that multiply to form -2 and added form -1. Rewrite the polynomial as the product of two binomials consisting of the sum of the variable and the found values. Factor the trinomial x^2-2x-3 finding two numbers that multiply to form -3 and added form -2.

\frac{x^2 - 2x - 3}{x^2 - x - 2}