Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
16x+34x2+3x+2+1=x213x+36x2+3x+2.\frac{ - 16 x + 34 }{ x^2 + 3 x + 2 } + 1=\frac{ x^2 - 13 x + 36 }{ x^2 + 3 x + 2 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
16x+34x2+3x+2>1\frac{ - 16 x + 34 }{ x^2 + 3 x + 2 } > -1
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