You can put this solution on YOUR website! First let's review one of the factoring patterns: . The first term is a prefect square. It is the square of a. The last term is also a perfect square, It is the square of b. And the middle term subtracted and it is 2 times the a times the b.
Now let's look at your expression:
Your first term is a perfect square. It is the square of x. So "x" is our "a". The last term is a perfect square. It is the square of 5/2. (Think about it.) So 5/2 is our "b". The middle term is subtracted and it is 2 times the "a" times the "b":
2*x*(5/2) = 5x
Looking at your expression this way we can now see how to factor is according to the pattern:
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