find the rational expression R whose numerator and denominator have degree 2 and leading coefficients of 1 such that (x^2 + 3x-10)/(x^2 -8x+15) * R = (x-2)/(x-3)

x^2+3x-10 = (x+5)(x-2)

x^2-8x+15 = (x-5)(x-3)

So, you want

(x+5)(x-2) / (x-5)(x-3) * R = (x-2)/(x-3)

So, you have

R = (x-2)/(x-3) * (x-5)(x-3) / (x+5)(x-2)
R = (x-5)/(x+5)

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To find the rational expression R, let's first simplify the given equation:

(x^2 + 3x - 10)/(x^2 - 8x + 15) * R = (x - 2)/(x - 3)

To simplify further, let's factor the given quadratic expressions:

(x^2 + 3x - 10) = (x - 2)(x + 5)
(x^2 - 8x + 15) = (x - 3)(x - 5)

Substituting these into the equation, we get:

[(x - 2)(x + 5)] / [(x - 3)(x - 5)] * R = (x - 2)/(x - 3)

Now, we can cancel out the common factors:

[(x - 2)(x + 5)] / [(x - 3)(x - 5)] * R = (x - 2)/(x - 3)

Canceling out the common factor (x - 2) on both sides, we get:

(x + 5) / [(x - 3)(x - 5)] * R = 1/(x - 3)

To solve for R, we can cross-multiply:

(x + 5) * R = (x - 3) * [(x - 3)(x - 5)]

Expanding the right side:
(x + 5) * R = (x - 3) * (x^2 - 8x + 15)

Multiplying through:
(x + 5) * R = x^3 - 2x^2 - 7x + 45

Now, we can divide both sides by (x + 5) to isolate R:

R = (x^3 - 2x^2 - 7x + 45) / (x + 5)

Therefore, the rational expression R is:

R = (x^3 - 2x^2 - 7x + 45) / (x + 5)

To find the rational expression R, we can start by multiplying both sides of the equation by the denominator of the left-hand side:

(x^2 + 3x - 10) * R = (x - 2)(x^2 - 8x + 15)/(x - 3)

Next, we can expand both sides of the equation:

(x^2 + 3x - 10) * R = (x - 2)(x^2 - 8x + 15)/(x - 3)
--> x^2R + 3xR - 10R = (x - 2)(x^2 - 8x + 15)/(x - 3)

Now, let's expand the numerator on the right-hand side:

x^2R + 3xR - 10R = (x - 2)(x^2 - 8x + 15)/(x - 3)
--> x^2R + 3xR - 10R = (x^3 - 8x^2 + 15x - 2x^2 + 16x - 30)/(x - 3)

Simplify the numerator:

x^2R + 3xR - 10R = (x^3 - 10x^2 + 31x - 30)/(x - 3)

Since the numerator and denominator of R both have a degree of 2 and leading coefficients of 1, we can express R as:

R = (x^3 - 10x^2 + 31x - 30)/(x^2 + 3x - 10)

Therefore, the rational expression R is:

R = (x^3 - 10x^2 + 31x - 30)/(x^2 + 3x - 10)