8ab-a=

Solution for 8ab-a= equation:

Simplifying
8ab + -1a = 0

Reorder the terms:
-1a + 8ab = 0

Solving
-1a + 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), 'a'.
a(-1 + 8b) = 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 '(-1 + 8b)' equal to zero and attempt to solve:

Simplifying
-1 + 8b = 0

Solving
-1 + 8b = 0

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

Add '1' to each side of the equation.
-1 + 1 + 8b = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: -1 + 1 = 0
0 + 8b = 0 + 1
8b = 0 + 1

Combine like terms: 0 + 1 = 1
8b = 1

Add '-8b' to each side of the equation.
8b + -8b = 1 + -8b

Combine like terms: 8b + -8b = 0
0 = 1 + -8b

Simplifying
0 = 1 + -8b

The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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