4y^2-16y=-12

Solution for 4y^2-16y=-12 equation:

Simplifying
4y2 + -16y = -12

Reorder the terms:
-16y + 4y2 = -12

Solving
-16y + 4y2 = -12

Solving for variable 'y'.

Reorder the terms:
12 + -16y + 4y2 = -12 + 12

Combine like terms: -12 + 12 = 0
12 + -16y + 4y2 = 0

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

Factor a trinomial.
4((1 + -1y)(3 + -1y)) = 0

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

Simplifying
1 + -1y = 0

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
y = 1
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(3 + -1y)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + -1y = 0

Solving
3 + -1y = 0

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

Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + -1y = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + -1y = 0 + -3
-1y = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
-1y = -3

Divide each side by '-1'.
y = 3

Simplifying
y = 3
Solution
y = {1, 3}