SOLUTION: i need help with my math bigg time! ok i believe that it is called lesson 10-5 factoring to solve quadratic equations. i need very detailed instructions on how to do this thank you

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It would be easier if you had provided and example, but here you go:

Factoring:

In this case, we want the first terms (x and w) to be . We want the multiplication of the outside terms (x and z) plus the inside terms (-y and w) to be -x. Finally, we want the last terms (-y and z) to be -2. A good way to remember this is F O I L = Firsts Outsides Insides Lasts

So in this case:

*Because we need
To get -1 we could have:
*Because outsides (x and 1)=x + insides (-2 and x)=-2x+x=-1x=-x so that works.
Now to check, we FOIL:

*This is correct!!!
You can also solve equations like this by the quadratic formula. If you have any more questions feel free to contact me!
Smiles,
lyra