Factorize:

2x2 – 7x – 15


We have,



Now by using middle-term splitting, we get


= 2x2 - 10x + 3x - 15


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


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


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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