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An inventory analyst at a logistics distribution center is optimizing the speed of a sorting conveyor belt. The cost efficiency of the system as a function of operating speed xx (in meters per second) is modeled by the rational inequality:

13+6x2<3x\frac{1}{3} + \frac{6}{x^2} < \frac{3}{x}

To find the operational speed thresholds, the analyst brings all terms to one side over a common denominator of 3x2{}3x^2, obtaining:

x29x+183x2<0\frac{x^2 - 9x + 18}{3x^2} < 0

To identify the boundary speeds (partition numbers), the analyst factors the quadratic expression in the numerator. If the factored numerator is written as (x - 3)(\text{___}), what is the missing binomial factor that completes the expression?

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