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(x^2 − 2x + 1)/(x − 1) = [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2019, 01:33
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\(\frac{x^2 − 2x + 1}{x − 1} =\)

(A) \(x + 1\)

(B) \(–x – 1\)

(C) \(–x + 1\)

(D) \(x – 1\)

(E) \(x – 2\)

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Re: (x^2 − 2x + 1)/(x − 1) = [#permalink] New post   08 Jul 2019, 02:22
=(x-1)^2/(x-1)
=(x-1)
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Re: (x^2 − 2x + 1)/(x − 1) = [#permalink] New post   09 Jul 2019, 09:52
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= (x-1)^2/(x-1) = (x-1)
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Re: (x^2 − 2x + 1)/(x − 1) = [#permalink] New post   09 Jul 2019, 11:56
(x^2 − 2x + 1)/x − 1 = ((x-1)^2)/(x-1) = (x-1)^(2-1) = x-1.

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Re: (x^2 − 2x + 1)/(x − 1) = [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2019, 10:22
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SajjadAhmad wrote:
\(\frac{x^2 − 2x + 1}{x − 1} =\)

(A) \(x + 1\)

(B) \(–x – 1\)

(C) \(–x + 1\)

(D) \(x – 1\)

(E) \(x – 2\)

Source: Nova GMAT


Simplifying, we have:

(x - 1)^2/(x - 1) = x - 1

Answer: D
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