Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
21xx211x+24+1=x2+10x+24x211x+24.\frac{ 21 x }{ x^2 - 11 x + 24 } + 1=\frac{ x^2 + 10 x + 24 }{ x^2 - 11 x + 24 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
21xx211x+24>1\frac{ 21 x }{ x^2 - 11 x + 24 } > -1
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