2y^2-12y-12=0

Solution for 2y^2-12y-12=0 equation:

Simplifying
2y2 + -12y + -12 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-12 + -12y + 2y2 = 0

Solving
-12 + -12y + 2y2 = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2'.
2(-6 + -6y + y2) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-6 + -6y + y2)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-6 + -6y + y2 = 0

Solving
-6 + -6y + y2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '6' to each side of the equation.
-6 + -6y + 6 + y2 = 0 + 6

Reorder the terms:
-6 + 6 + -6y + y2 = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: -6 + 6 = 0
0 + -6y + y2 = 0 + 6
-6y + y2 = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: 0 + 6 = 6
-6y + y2 = 6

The y term is -6y.  Take half its coefficient (-3).
Square it (9) and add it to both sides.

Add '9' to each side of the equation.
-6y + 9 + y2 = 6 + 9

Reorder the terms:
9 + -6y + y2 = 6 + 9

Combine like terms: 6 + 9 = 15
9 + -6y + y2 = 15

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(y + -3)(y + -3) = 15

Calculate the square root of the right side: 3.872983346

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(y + -3) equal to 3.872983346 and -3.872983346.

Subproblem 1
y + -3 = 3.872983346

Simplifying
y + -3 = 3.872983346

Reorder the terms:
-3 + y = 3.872983346

Solving
-3 + y = 3.872983346

Solving for variable 'y'.

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

Add '3' to each side of the equation.
-3 + 3 + y = 3.872983346 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
0 + y = 3.872983346 + 3
y = 3.872983346 + 3

Combine like terms: 3.872983346 + 3 = 6.872983346
y = 6.872983346

Simplifying
y = 6.872983346

Subproblem 2
y + -3 = -3.872983346

Simplifying
y + -3 = -3.872983346

Reorder the terms:
-3 + y = -3.872983346

Solving
-3 + y = -3.872983346

Solving for variable 'y'.

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

Add '3' to each side of the equation.
-3 + 3 + y = -3.872983346 + 3

Combine like terms: -3 + 3 = 0
0 + y = -3.872983346 + 3
y = -3.872983346 + 3

Combine like terms: -3.872983346 + 3 = -0.872983346
y = -0.872983346

Simplifying
y = -0.872983346

Solution
The solution to the problem is based on the solutions
from the subproblems.
y = {6.872983346, -0.872983346}
Solution
y = {6.872983346, -0.872983346}