Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (2x2 -  7x) +  5

Step  2  :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 2.1     Factoring  2x²-7x+5 

The first term is,  2x²  its coefficient is  2 .
The middle term is,  -7x  its coefficient is  -7 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +5 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   2 • 5 = 10 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  10  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -7 .

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  -5  and  -2 
                     2x² - 5x - 2x - 5

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    x • (2x-5)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                     1 • (2x-5)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (x-1)  •  (2x-5)
             Which is the desired factorization

Final result :

  (2x - 5) • (x - 1)