4b(b+4)=

Solution for 4b(b+4)= equation:

Simplifying
4b(b + 4) = 0

Reorder the terms:
4b(4 + b) = 0
(4 * 4b + b * 4b) = 0
(16b + 4b2) = 0

Solving
16b + 4b2 = 0

Solving for variable 'b'.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '4b'.
4b(4 + b) = 0

Ignore the factor 4.
Subproblem 1
Set the factor 'b' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
b = 0

Solving
b = 0

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

Simplifying
b = 0
Subproblem 2
Set the factor '(4 + b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
4 + b = 0

Solving
4 + b = 0

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

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

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

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

Simplifying
b = -4
Solution
b = {0, -4}