Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2017 Mathematics Question 26
Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2017 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Mathematics examination.
The expression \(E = \frac{x^{3} - 4x^{2} + x + 6}{x^{2} - 3x + 2}\) simplifies to \(\frac{(x-3)(x+1)}{x-1}\). For integer values of \(x\) (with \(x \neq 1\)), the expression takes integer values. Find the smallest positive integer \(x\) for which the simplified expression is a perfect square.
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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2017 Mathematics Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 Mathematics examination.
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