Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
13x+6x2+5x+6+1=x28x+12x2+5x+6.\frac{ - 13 x + 6 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 } + 1=\frac{ x^2 - 8 x + 12 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
13x+6x2+5x+6<1\frac{ - 13 x + 6 }{ x^2 + 5 x + 6 } < -1
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