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Dividing x^{-1}-1 by x-1

Source:

2/14/2009
If x^{ \minus{} 1} \minus{} 1 is divided by x \minus{} 1 the quotient is: (A)\ 1 \qquad(B)\ \frac {1}{x \minus{} 1} \qquad(C)\ \frac { \minus{} 1}{x \minus{} 1} \qquad(D)\ \frac {1}{x} \qquad(E)\ \minus{} \frac {1}{x}