Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (2 - 3x) -  2x2

Step  2  :

Step  3  :

Pulling out like terms :

 3.1     Pull out like factors :

   -2x² - 3x + 2  =   -1 • (2x² + 3x - 2) 

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 3.2     Factoring  2x² + 3x - 2 

The first term is,  2x²  its coefficient is  2 .
The middle term is,  +3x  its coefficient is  3 .
The last term, "the constant", is  -2 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   2 • -2 = -4 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -4  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   3 .

Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  -1  and  4 
                     2x² - 1x + 4x - 2

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

Final result :

  (1 - 2x) • (x + 2)