Question 0113

Equations and Inequalities
2013 Paper 1 Question 2 Variant

Question

It is given that
y=x29x+2x+6,xR,x6.y = \frac{ x^2 - 9 x + 2 }{ x + 6 }, \quad x \in \mathbb{R}, x \neq -6.
Without using a calculator, find the set of values that y{y} can take.
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