Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

Question

Show that
2x24x12x27x+61=x2+3x18x27x+6.\frac{ 2 x^2 - 4 x - 12 }{ x^2 - 7 x + 6 } - 1=\frac{ x^2 + 3 x - 18 }{ x^2 - 7 x + 6 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
2x24x12x27x+6<1\frac{ 2 x^2 - 4 x - 12 }{ x^2 - 7 x + 6 } < 1
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