Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
4x210x+12x243=x210x+24x24.\frac{ 4 x^2 - 10 x + 12 }{ x^2 - 4 } - 3=\frac{ x^2 - 10 x + 24 }{ x^2 - 4 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
4x210x+12x24<3\frac{ 4 x^2 - 10 x + 12 }{ x^2 - 4 } < 3
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