Factorize:

3x2 – 14x + 8


We have,



Now by using middle-term splitting, we get


= 3x2 - 12x - 2x + 8


= 3x (x - 4) - 2 (x - 4)


= (x - 4) (3x - 2)


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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