6a(4a)=24a

Solution for 6a(4a)=24a equation:

Simplifying
6a(4a) = 24a

Remove parenthesis around (4a)
6a * 4a = 24a

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
6 * 4a * a = 24a

Multiply 6 * 4
24a * a = 24a

Multiply a * a
24a2 = 24a

Solving
24a2 = 24a

Solving for variable 'a'.

Reorder the terms:
-24a + 24a2 = 24a + -24a

Combine like terms: 24a + -24a = 0
-24a + 24a2 = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '24a'.
24a(-1 + a) = 0

Ignore the factor 24.
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 '(-1 + a)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + a = 0

Solving
-1 + a = 0

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

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

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + a = 0 + 1
a = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
a = 1

Simplifying
a = 1
Solution
a = {0, 1}