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Problem 1

If $1-\frac{4}{x}+\frac{4}{x^2}=0$ , then $\frac{2}{x}$ equals

$\textbf{(A) }-1\qquad \textbf{(B) }1\qquad \textbf{(C) }2\qquad \textbf{(D) }-1\text{ or }2\qquad \textbf{(E) }-1\text{ or }-2$

Solution 1

By guessing and checking, 2 works. $\frac{2}{x} =$ \boxed{\textbf{(D) }1}

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