Solve 2y^2 - 3y -2

Question

Factor the expression

(y - 2) (2 y + 1)

Evaluate

2 y^{2} - 3 y - 2

Rewrite the expression

2 y^{2} + (1 - 4) y - 2

Calculate

2 y^{2} + y - 4 y - 2

Rewrite the expression

y \times 2 y + y - 2 \times 2 y - 2

Factor out y from the expression

y (2 y + 1) - 2 \times 2 y - 2

Factor out - 2 from the expression

y (2 y + 1) - 2 (2 y + 1)

Solution

(y - 2) (2 y + 1)

Show Solution

y_{1} = - \frac{1}{2}, y_{2} = 2

Alternative Form

y_{1} = - 0.5, y_{2} = 2

Evaluate

2 y^{2} - 3 y - 2

To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0

2 y^{2} - 3 y - 2 = 0

Factor the expression

More Steps

Evaluate

2 y^{2} - 3 y - 2

Rewrite the expression

2 y^{2} + (1 - 4) y - 2

Calculate

2 y^{2} + y - 4 y - 2

Rewrite the expression

y \times 2 y + y - 2 \times 2 y - 2

Factor out y from the expression

y (2 y + 1) - 2 \times 2 y - 2

Factor out - 2 from the expression

y (2 y + 1) - 2 (2 y + 1)

Factor out 2 y + 1 from the expression

(y - 2) (2 y + 1)

(y - 2) (2 y + 1) = 0

When the product of factors equals 0,at least one factor is 0

y - 2 = 0 2 y + 1 = 0

Solve the equation for y

More Steps

Evaluate

y - 2 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

y = 0 + 2

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

y = 2

y = 2 2 y + 1 = 0

Solve the equation for y

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Evaluate

2 y + 1 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

2 y = 0 - 1

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

2 y = - 1

Divide both sides

\frac{2 y}{2} = \frac{- 1}{2}

Divide the numbers

y = \frac{- 1}{2}

Use \frac{- a}{b} = \frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b} to rewrite the fraction

y = - \frac{1}{2}

y = 2 y = - \frac{1}{2}

Solution

y_{1} = - \frac{1}{2}, y_{2} = 2

Alternative Form

y_{1} = - 0.5, y_{2} = 2

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