What is the quotient of open paren x cubed minus 3 x squared plus 5 x minus 3 close paren divided by open paren x minus 1 close paren ?

Divide by x − 1 using synthetic division with 1: the coefficients 1, −3, 5, −3 produce quotient coefficients 1, −2, 3 and remainder 0. Therefore, the quotient is x² − 2x + 3, choice B.

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