20y^2-26y+8=0

Solution for 20y^2-26y+8=0 equation:

Simplifying
20y2 + -26y + 8 = 0

Reorder the terms:
8 + -26y + 20y2 = 0

Solving
8 + -26y + 20y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(4 + -13y + 10y2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
2((1 + -2y)(4 + -5y)) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(1 + -2y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + -2y = 0

Solving
1 + -2y = 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 + -2y = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 1 + -1 = 0
0 + -2y = 0 + -1
-2y = 0 + -1

Combine like terms: 0 + -1 = -1
-2y = -1

Divide each side by '-2'.
y = 0.5

Simplifying
y = 0.5
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 = {0.5, 0.8}