Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
3x2+9x+2x292=x2+9x+20x29.\frac{ 3 x^2 + 9 x + 2 }{ x^2 - 9 } - 2=\frac{ x^2 + 9 x + 20 }{ x^2 - 9 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
3x2+9x+2x29>2\frac{ 3 x^2 + 9 x + 2 }{ x^2 - 9 } > 2
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