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If x and y are positive integers, what is the GCF of x and y?
(1) When x is divided by y, the remainder is 1.
(2) x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 1
(1) When x is divided by y, the remainder is 1.
(2) x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 1
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If x and y are positive integers, what is the GCF of x and y?
(1) When x is divided by y, the remainder is 1 --> x is one more than some multiple of y (x=yq+1). This implies that x and that multiple are consecutive integer. Now, two consecutive integers are co-prime, which means that they don't share ANY common factor but 1 (for example 20 and 21 are consecutive integers, thus only common factor they share is 1). So, we have that x and yq do not share any common factor but 1, thus x and y also do not share any common factor but 1, which means that the greatest common factor of x and y is 1. Sufficient.
(2) x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 1 --> (x-y)^2=1 --> |x-y|=1 --> x and y are consecutive integers --> the greatest common factor of x and y is 1. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
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(1) When x is divided by y, the remainder is 1 --> x is one more than some multiple of y (x=yq+1). This implies that x and that multiple are consecutive integer. Now, two consecutive integers are co-prime, which means that they don't share ANY common factor but 1 (for example 20 and 21 are consecutive integers, thus only common factor they share is 1). So, we have that x and yq do not share any common factor but 1, thus x and y also do not share any common factor but 1, which means that the greatest common factor of x and y is 1. Sufficient.
(2) x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 1 --> (x-y)^2=1 --> |x-y|=1 --> x and y are consecutive integers --> the greatest common factor of x and y is 1. Sufficient.
Answer: D.
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