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Posted by deepthi on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 6:33am.

What is the quotient when (1/x - 1) is divided by (x-1) ?

maths - grandhi, Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 6:42am
[1/x]square+1
maths - Anonymous, Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 8:20am
1/x-1=(1-x)/x=-(x-1)/x
maths - Reiny, Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 9:21am
( 1/x - 1)/(x-1)
= ((1-x)/x)/(x-1)
= (1-x)/x * 1/(x-1)
= -1/x

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