Question 0113

Equations and Inequalities
2013 Paper 1 Question 2 Variant

Question

It is given that
y=x2−3x−4x−9,x∈R,x≠9.y = \frac{ x^2 - 3 x - 4 }{ x - 9 }, \quad x \in \mathbb{R}, x \neq 9.
Without using a calculator, find the set of values that y{y} cannot take.
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