How do you factor 2x squared minus 5x plus 2?

Using the quadratic formula-- ((negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac) divided by (2a)) you'll want to google that so you can see it in numerical form. a, b, and c are the coefficiants of your three terms ( 2 is a, -5 is b, and 2 is c)

The answer is (x-2)(2x-1).