4a(2a+4)=

Solution for 4a(2a+4)= equation:

Simplifying
4a(2a + 4) = 0

Reorder the terms:
4a(4 + 2a) = 0
(4 * 4a + 2a * 4a) = 0
(16a + 8a2) = 0

Solving
16a + 8a2 = 0

Solving for variable 'a'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '8a'.
8a(2 + a) = 0

Ignore the factor 8.
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 + a)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
2 + a = 0

Solving
2 + a = 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 + a = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 2 + -2 = 0
0 + a = 0 + -2
a = 0 + -2

Combine like terms: 0 + -2 = -2
a = -2

Simplifying
a = -2
Solution
a = {0, -2}