Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  2x2 -  4x

Step  2  :

Step  3  :

Pulling out like terms :

 3.1     Pull out like factors :

   2x² - 4x  =   2x • (x - 2) 

Final result :

  2x • (x - 2)