Factorize:

5x2 + 16x + 3

We have,



Now by using middle-term splitting, we get


= 5x2 + 15x + x + 3


= 5x (x + 3) + 1 (x + 3)


= (5x + 1) (x + 3)


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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