Question:
Factorize:
$24 x^{2}-41 x+12$
Solution:
We have:
$24 x^{2}-41 x+12$
We have to split $(-41)$ into two numbers such that their sum is $(-41)$ and their product is 288 , i.e., $24 \times 12$.
Clearly, $(-32)+(-9)=-41$ and $(-32) \times(-9)=288$
$\therefore 24 x^{2}-41 x+12=24 x^{2}-32 x-9 x+12$
$=8 x(3 x-4)-3(3 x-4)$
$=(3 x-4)(8 x-3)$