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Identifying the Final Quotient Term and Remainder in Polynomial Division

In your role as an algebra peer tutor at the campus math center, you are helping a student review the division of (x4−x2+5x−6)÷(x+2)(x^4 - x^2 + 5x - 6) \div (x + 2) using polynomial long division. The student has correctly identified the first three terms of the quotient as x3x^3, −2x2{}-2x^2, and 3x{}3x, which leaves −x−6-x - 6 as the remaining expression.

To complete the division, the student must divide the term −x-x by xx. What is the final constant term of the quotient, and what is the final numerical remainder?

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