There are constants a and b such that (x - a)/(x + b) = (x^2 - 80x + 1551)/(x^2 + 59x - 3036). What is a + b?
x^2 - 80x + 1551 factors as ( x - 47) (x - 33)
x^2 + 59x - 3036 factors as ( x + 92) ( x - 33)
So.....we actually have (x - 47) / ( x + 92)
a = 47 b = 92
a + b = 139
