Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
3x216x16x26x+82=x24x32x26x+8.\frac{ 3 x^2 - 16 x - 16 }{ x^2 - 6 x + 8 } - 2=\frac{ x^2 - 4 x - 32 }{ x^2 - 6 x + 8 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
3x216x16x26x+8<2\frac{ 3 x^2 - 16 x - 16 }{ x^2 - 6 x + 8 } < 2
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