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The mistake is factorization of 12x² 17x - 5 in step 2 instead of 12x² + 7x - 1 and the factored form is 2x(12x - 5)(x + 1).

What is factorization of polynomial?

Given

24x³ + 34x² - 10x

Factor 2x from the expression

2x(12x² 17x - 5)

Factorize the expression inside the parentheses.

2x( 12x² + 12x + 5x - 5)

2x(12x(x + 1) - 5(x + 1)

2x(12x - 5)(x + 1)

The mistake is that instead of factorizing the expression the 12x² 17x - 5 in step 2 he factorized 12x² + 7x - 1.

The factored expression is

2x( 12x² + 12x + 5x - 5)

2x(12x(x + 1) - 5(x + 1)

2x(12x - 5)(x + 1).

Therefore, the mistake is factorization of 12x² 17x - 5 in step 2 instead of 12x² + 7x - 1 and the factored form is 2x(12x - 5)(x + 1).

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