4y^2+16y=48

Solution for 4y^2+16y=48 equation:

Simplifying
4y2 + 16y = 48

Reorder the terms:
16y + 4y2 = 48

Solving
16y + 4y2 = 48

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
-48 + 16y + 4y2 = 48 + -48

Combine like terms: 48 + -48 = 0
-48 + 16y + 4y2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4'.
4(-12 + 4y + y2) = 0

Factor a trinomial.
4((-6 + -1y)(2 + -1y)) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor '(-6 + -1y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-6 + -1y = 0

Solving
-6 + -1y = 0

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

Add '6' to each side of the equation.
-6 + 6 + -1y = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: -6 + 6 = 0
0 + -1y = 0 + 6
-1y = 0 + 6

Combine like terms: 0 + 6 = 6
-1y = 6

Divide each side by '-1'.
y = -6

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

Simplifying
2 + -1y = 0

Solving
2 + -1y = 0

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

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + -2 + -1y = 0 + -2

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

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

Divide each side by '-1'.
y = 2

Simplifying
y = 2
Solution
y = {-6, 2}