Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

Question

Show that
2x24x+14x2+5x+61=x29x+8x2+5x+6.\frac{ 2 x^2 - 4 x + 14 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 } - 1=\frac{ x^2 - 9 x + 8 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
2x24x+14x2+5x+6>1\frac{ 2 x^2 - 4 x + 14 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 } > 1
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