4s^2+12s=0

Solution for 4s^2+12s=0 equation:

Simplifying
4s2 + 12s = 0

Reorder the terms:
12s + 4s2 = 0

Solving
12s + 4s2 = 0

Solving for variable 's'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4s'.
4s(3 + s) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 's' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
s = 0

Solving
s = 0

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

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

Simplifying
3 + s = 0

Solving
3 + s = 0

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
s = -3
Solution
s = {0, -3}