2ab+5ab+2a=

Solution for 2ab+5ab+2a= equation:

Simplifying
2ab + 5ab + 2a = 0

Reorder the terms:
2a + 2ab + 5ab = 0

Combine like terms: 2ab + 5ab = 7ab
2a + 7ab = 0

Solving
2a + 7ab = 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), 'a'.
a(2 + 7b) = 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 '(2 + 7b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
2 + 7b = 0

Solving
2 + 7b = 0

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

Add '-2' to each side of the equation.
2 + -2 + 7b = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + 7b = 0 + -2
7b = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
7b = -2

Add '-7b' to each side of the equation.
7b + -7b = -2 + -7b

Combine like terms: 7b + -7b = 0
0 = -2 + -7b

Simplifying
0 = -2 + -7b

The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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