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(x^2-10x+25)/(x-5),

factor out the trinomial for the numerator,

((x-5)(x-5))/(x-5),

cancel out (x-5)'s,

(x-5)/1,

(x-5).

Answer: (x-5).

Factor the numerator

(x-5)(x-5)/(x-5) you can then cross out an (x-5) from both the numerator and the denom. leaving you with (x-5)