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An inventory manager at a regional distribution center is using a polynomial model to predict storage needs. The model requires dividing the expression (x^4 - x^2 + 5x - 2) by (x + 2). According to the standard procedure for polynomial long division, how should the manager rewrite the dividend to account for the missing x^3 term?

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