Write the expression as it is given to you. Then rewrite it replacing x with 5. Then calculate the value of the expression.
[tex] \dfrac{x^2 + 7}{x - 7} = [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{5^2 + 7}{5 - 7} [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{25 + 7}{-2} [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{32}{-2} [/tex]
[tex] = -16 [/tex]
