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Why does factoring 5x2−17x−125x^2 - 17x - 12 require the 'ac' method or trial and error?

After extracting the GCF of 2 from 10x2−34x−2410x^2 - 34x - 24, the remaining trinomial is 5x2−17x−125x^2 - 17x - 12.

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