Question 0107a

Equations and Inequalities
2007 Paper 1 Question 1 Variant

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Show that
3x24x19x2x22=x22x15x2x2.\frac{ 3 x^2 - 4 x - 19 }{ x^2 - x - 2 } - 2=\frac{ x^2 - 2 x - 15 }{ x^2 - x - 2 }.
Hence, without using a calculator, solve the inequality
3x24x19x2x2>2\frac{ 3 x^2 - 4 x - 19 }{ x^2 - x - 2 } > 2
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