-4p^2-8p-4=0

Solution for -4p^2-8p-4=0 equation:

Simplifying
-4p2 + -8p + -4 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-4 + -8p + -4p2 = 0

Solving
-4 + -8p + -4p2 = 0

Solving for variable 'p'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '-4'.
-4(1 + 2p + p2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
-4((1 + p)(1 + p)) = 0

Ignore the factor -4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(1 + p)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + p = 0

Solving
1 + p = 0

Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + p = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + p = 0 + -1
p = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
p = -1

Simplifying
p = -1
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + p)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + p = 0

Solving
1 + p = 0

Move all terms containing p to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1' to each side of the equation.
1 + -1 + p = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + p = 0 + -1
p = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
p = -1

Simplifying
p = -1
Solution
p = {-1, -1}