2ax-8a=

Solution for 2ax-8a= equation:

Simplifying
2ax + -8a = 0

Reorder the terms:
-8a + 2ax = 0

Solving
-8a + 2ax = 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(-4 + x) = 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 '(-4 + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-4 + x = 0

Solving
-4 + x = 0

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

Add '4' to each side of the equation.
-4 + 4 + x = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: -4 + 4 = 0
0 + x = 0 + 4
x = 0 + 4

Combine like terms: 0 + 4 = 4
x = 4

Add '-1x' to each side of the equation.
x + -1x = 4 + -1x

Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
0 = 4 + -1x

Simplifying
0 = 4 + -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}