Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

Question

Show that
3x2−15x−36x2−4x−21−2=x2−7x+6x2−4x−21.\frac{ 3 x^2 - 15 x - 36 }{ x^2 - 4 x - 21 } - 2=\frac{ x^2 - 7 x + 6 }{ x^2 - 4 x - 21 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
3x2−15x−36x2−4x−21>2\frac{ 3 x^2 - 15 x - 36 }{ x^2 - 4 x - 21 } > 2
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