Can someone PLEASE solve this quadratic equation by factoring?

y= x squared +2x - 2

Hen a gfci receptacle device is installed on a 20-ampere branch circuit (12 awg copper), what is the minimum volume allowance (in cubic inches) required for conductor fill for each conductor in the outlet box?

Determine the fraction of the magnitude of kinetic energy lost by a neutron (m1 = 1.01 u) when it collides head-on and elastically with a target particle at rest which is 21h (heavy hydrogen, m = 2.01 u).

If the force applied to an object remains constant, is more power needed for the object to move faster ? explain