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Factor the following trinomial using trial and error.

3x^2 - 17x + 10

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3x^2 - 17x + 10

Since the first term is 3x^2, one of the first terms must be 3x and the other one must be x.

Therefore, we know ...

(3x...)(x...)

Since the ...

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