Factorize:

18x2 + 3x – 10


We have,



Now by using middle-term splitting, we get


= 18x2 - 12x + 15x - 10


= 6x (3x - 2) + 5 (3x - 2)


= (6x + 5) (3x - 2)


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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