SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation for y: y(y-4)(7y+2)=0

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Question 493076: please help me solve this equation for y:
y(y-4)(7y+2)=0
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set each factor on the left side to zero:
y=0; y-4=0 => y=4; 7y+12=0 => y=-12/7
Answer:The solution set is {-12/7, 0, 4}