2ab+6a=

Solution for 2ab+6a= equation:

Simplifying
2ab + 6a = 0

Reorder the terms:
6a + 2ab = 0

Solving
6a + 2ab = 0

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '2a'.
2a(3 + b) = 0

Ignore the factor 2.
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 '(3 + b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + b = 0

Solving
3 + b = 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
0 = -3 + -1b

The solution to this equation could not be determined.

This subproblem is being ignored because a solution could not be determined.
Solution
a = {0}