1xa=a

Solution for 1xa=a equation:

Simplifying
1xa = a

Solving
1ax = a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

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

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

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), 'a'.
a(-1 + x) = 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 '(-1 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + x = 0

Solving
-1 + x = 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 + x = 0 + 1

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
0 = 1 + -1x

The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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