-y-y^2=0

Solution for -y-y^2=0 equation:

Simplifying
-1y + -1y2 = 0

Solving
-1y + -1y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '-1y'.
-1y(1 + y) = 0

Ignore the factor -1.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'y' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
y = 0

Solving
y = 0

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

Simplifying
y = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + y = 0

Solving
1 + y = 0

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
y = -1
Solution
y = {0, -1}