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Resolve the quadratic trinomials into factors:

14x2 + 11xy – 15y2

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We have,

14x2 + 11xy – 15y2

The coefficient of x2 is 14

The coefficient of x is 11y

Constant term is -15y2

So, we express the middle term 11xy as 21xy – 10xy

14x2 + 11xy- 15y2 = 14x2 + 21xy – 10xy – 15y2

= 2x (7x – 5y) + 3y (7x – 5y)

= (2x + 3y) (7x – 5y)

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