Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (3c2 -  2c) -  1

Step  2  :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 2.1     Factoring  3c²-2c-1 

The first term is,  3c²  its coefficient is  3 .
The middle term is,  -2c  its coefficient is  -2 .
The last term, "the constant", is  -1 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   3 • -1 = -3 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -3  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -2 .

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  -3  and  1 
                     3c² - 3c + 1c - 1

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    3c • (c-1)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                     1 • (c-1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (3c+1)  •  (c-1)
             Which is the desired factorization

Final result :

  (c - 1) • (3c + 1)