2n^2=-2n

Solution for 2n^2=-2n equation:

Simplifying
2n2 = -2n

Solving
2n2 = -2n

Solving for variable 'n'.

Reorder the terms:
2n + 2n2 = -2n + 2n

Combine like terms: -2n + 2n = 0
2n + 2n2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2n'.
2n(1 + n) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'n' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
n = 0

Solving
n = 0

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

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

Simplifying
1 + n = 0

Solving
1 + n = 0

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

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

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

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

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