18a^2=-36a

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Solution for 18a^2=-36a equation:


Simplifying
18a2 = -36a

Solving
18a2 = -36a

Solving for variable 'a'.

Reorder the terms:
36a + 18a2 = -36a + 36a

Combine like terms: -36a + 36a = 0
36a + 18a2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '18a'.
18a(2 + a) = 0

Ignore the factor 18.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor 'a' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying a = 0 Solving a = 0 Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right. Simplifying a = 0

Subproblem 2

Set the factor '(2 + a)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 2 + a = 0 Solving 2 + a = 0 Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-2' to each side of the equation. 2 + -2 + a = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0 0 + a = 0 + -2 a = 0 + -2 Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2 a = -2 Simplifying a = -2

Solution

a = {0, -2}

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