2(1)a+4(1a)+8(1)ab=

Solution for 2(1)a+4(1a)+8(1)ab= equation:

Simplifying
2(1) * a + 4(1a) + 8(1) * ab = 0

Multiply 2 * 1
2a + 4(1a) + 8(1) * ab = 0

Remove parenthesis around (1a)
2a + 4 * 1a + 8(1) * ab = 0

Multiply 4 * 1
2a + 4a + 8(1) * ab = 0

Multiply 8 * 1
2a + 4a + 8ab = 0

Combine like terms: 2a + 4a = 6a
6a + 8ab = 0

Solving
6a + 8ab = 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 + 4b) = 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 + 4b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
3 + 4b = 0

Solving
3 + 4b = 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 + 4b = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + 4b = 0 + -3
4b = 0 + -3

Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
4b = -3

Add '-4b' to each side of the equation.
4b + -4b = -3 + -4b

Combine like terms: 4b + -4b = 0
0 = -3 + -4b

Simplifying
0 = -3 + -4b

The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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