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-6n^2 - 8n = 0Solve for n

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In order to solve this equation for n, we can do the following:


\begin{gathered} -6n^2-8n=0 \\ -2n(3n+4)=0 \\ \begin{cases}-2n=0\to n=0 \\ 3n+4=0\to3n=-4\to n=-(4)/(3)\end{cases} \end{gathered}

So the two solutions for n are n = 0 and n = -4/3

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