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Resolve each of the following quadratic trinomial into factor:
6a2 + 17ab − 3b2

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The given expression is 6a2+17ab-3b2. (Coefficient of a2=6, coefficient of a=17b and constant term=-3b2)Now, we will split the coefficient of a into two parts such that their sum is 17b and their product equals the product of the coefficient of a2 and the constant term, i.e., 6×(-3b2)=-18b2.Now,18b+(-b)=17b and18b×(-b)=-18b2Replacing the middle term 17ab by -ab+18ab, we get:16a2+17ab-3b2=6a2+-ab+18ab-3b2 =(6a2-ab)+(18ab-3b2) =a(6a-b)+3b(6a-b) =(a+3b)(6a-b)

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