the way I factor is the products of a*c added together equals b. so the products if (5*2) 10 equals 11. so 10 and 1 are the 2 products that add into 11. Now we put that into the equation. 5x^2+10x+1x+2 now take the two haves until you can't factor them any more 5x(x+2) (x+2). now take the repeated factor and outside factors to get (5x) and (x+2)
