18b^2=-6b

Solution for 18b^2=-6b equation:

Simplifying
18b2 = -6b

Solving
18b2 = -6b

Solving for variable 'b'.

Reorder the terms:
6b + 18b2 = -6b + 6b

Combine like terms: -6b + 6b = 0
6b + 18b2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '6b'.
6b(1 + 3b) = 0

Ignore the factor 6.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'b' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
b = 0

Solving
b = 0

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

Simplifying
b = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(1 + 3b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
1 + 3b = 0

Solving
1 + 3b = 0

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

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

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

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

Divide each side by '3'.
b = -0.3333333333

Simplifying
b = -0.3333333333
Solution
b = {0, -0.3333333333}