Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
8x+26x23x+2+1=x211x+28x23x+2.\frac{ - 8 x + 26 }{ x^2 - 3 x + 2 } + 1=\frac{ x^2 - 11 x + 28 }{ x^2 - 3 x + 2 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
8x+26x23x+2<1\frac{ - 8 x + 26 }{ x^2 - 3 x + 2 } < -1
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