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A process engineer is calculating the total output rate of two machines by summing the rational expressions 1m2m2\frac{1}{m^2 - m - 2} and 5mm2+3m+2\frac{5m}{m^2 + 3m + 2}. After combining the terms over the Least Common Denominator, the engineer obtains the sum 5m29m+2(m2)(m+1)(m+2)\frac{5m^2 - 9m + 2}{(m - 2)(m + 1)(m + 2)}. True or False: This expression is already in its most simplified form because the resulting numerator 5m29m+2{}5m^2 - 9m + 2 is a prime trinomial.

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