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(x+1)(2x+5)
(x+1)*(2x+5)

Step by Step Solution

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 .

     -10   +   -1   =   -11
     -5   +   -2   =   -7
     -2   +   -5   =   -7
     -1   +   -10   =   -11
     1   +   10   =   11
     2   +   5   =   7   That's it


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

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

Final result :

  (x + 1) • (2x + 5)

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