Question:
Factorize:
$6 x^{2}-5 x-21$
Solution:
We have:
$6 x^{2}-5 x-21$
We have to split $(-5)$ into two numbers such that their sum is $(-5)$ and their product is $(-126)$, i.e., $6 \times(-21)$.
Clearly, $9+(-14)=-5$ and $9 \times(-14)=-126$.
$\therefore 6 x^{2}-5 x-21=6 x^{2}+9 x-14 x-21$
$=3 x(2 x+3)-7(2 x+3)$
$=(2 x+3)(3 x-7)$