15y^3+12y^2=

Solution for 15y^3+12y^2= equation:

Simplifying
15y3 + 12y2 = 0

Reorder the terms:
12y2 + 15y3 = 0

Solving
12y2 + 15y3 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '3y2'.
3y2(4 + 5y) = 0

Ignore the factor 3.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'y2' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
y2 = 0

Solving
y2 = 0

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

Simplifying
y2 = 0

Take the square root of each side:
y = {0}
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(4 + 5y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + 5y = 0

Solving
4 + 5y = 0

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

Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + 5y = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + 5y = 0 + -4
5y = 0 + -4

Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4
5y = -4

Divide each side by '5'.
y = -0.8

Simplifying
y = -0.8
Solution
y = {0, -0.8}