ab=6a

Solution for ab=6a equation:

Simplifying
ab = 6a

Solving
ab = 6a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '-6a' to each side of the equation.
-6a + ab = 6a + -6a

Combine like terms: 6a + -6a = 0
-6a + ab = 0

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

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 '(-6 + b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-6 + b = 0

Solving
-6 + b = 0

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

Add '6' to each side of the equation.
-6 + 6 + b = 0 + 6

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

Combine like terms: 0 + 6 = 6
b = 6

Add '-1b' to each side of the equation.
b + -1b = 6 + -1b

Combine like terms: b + -1b = 0
0 = 6 + -1b

Simplifying
0 = 6 + -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}