Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

Question

Show that
8x2+8x+15+1=x2+8x+7x2+8x+15.\frac{ - 8 }{ x^2 + 8 x + 15 } + 1=\frac{ x^2 + 8 x + 7 }{ x^2 + 8 x + 15 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
8x2+8x+15<1\frac{ - 8 }{ x^2 + 8 x + 15 } < -1
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