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Verified Answer :

Factor by grouping

\((x-12)(2x-3)\)

I will show how

2*36=71

72

what factors of 72 add to -27

-3 and -24

split it up like that

2x^2-24x-3x+36

gropu first 2 and last 2

(2x^2-24x)+(-3x+36)

undistribute common term

(2x)(x-12)+(-3)(x-12)

we can reverse distribute, remember ab+ac=a(b+c), theh (x-2) is the a

(2x-3)(x-12)