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March 9, 2006
Problem Statement
The number of values of
x
x
x
satisfying the equation
2
x
2
−
10
x
x
2
−
5
x
=
x
−
3
\frac{2x^2-10x}{x^2-5x}=x-3
x
2
−
5
x
2
x
2
−
10
x
=
x
−
3
is:
(A) zero
(B) one
(C) two
(D) three
(E) an integer greater than 3
\text{(A)} \ \text{zero} \qquad \text{(B)} \ \text{one} \qquad \text{(C)} \ \text{two} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \text{three} \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{an integer greater than 3}
(A)
zero
(B)
one
(C)
two
(D)
three
(E)
an integer greater than 3
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