Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (3k2 +  10k) +  7

Step  2  :

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 2.1     Factoring  3k²+10k+7 

The first term is,  3k²  its coefficient is  3 .
The middle term is,  +10k  its coefficient is  10 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +7 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   3 • 7 = 21 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  21  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   10 .

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  3  and  7 
                     3k² + 3k + 7k + 7

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    3k • (k+1)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                    7 • (k+1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (3k+7)  •  (k+1)
             Which is the desired factorization

Final result :

  (k + 1) • (3k + 7)