SOLUTION: Solve by factoring: -2y(y+4)=0

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-2y%28y%2B4%29=0 Start with the given equation



Set each factor equal to zero:

2y=0 or y%2B4=0


y=0 or y=-4 Now solve for y in each case


So the answers are

y=0 or y=-4