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1958 AHSME Problem 46
For values of x less than 1 but greater than -4, the expression \frac{x^2 - 2x + 2}{2x - 2} has:
\begin{array}{l} \textbf{(A)}\ \text{no maximum or minimum value}\qquad \\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{a minimum value of }{+1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{a maximum value of }{+1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{a minimum value of }{-1}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{a maximum value of }{-1} \end{array}
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