Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
2x217x+21x25x61=x212x+27x25x6.\frac{ 2 x^2 - 17 x + 21 }{ x^2 - 5 x - 6 } - 1=\frac{ x^2 - 12 x + 27 }{ x^2 - 5 x - 6 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
2x217x+21x25x6>1\frac{ 2 x^2 - 17 x + 21 }{ x^2 - 5 x - 6 } > 1
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