Going out on a limb here and guessing that the function is

Please correct me if this isn't the case.
Recall that

which converges for

.
It follows that

Here is the solution for the eqns.
What variable are you solving for?
Answer:
a = 16
Step-by-step explanation:
6 = a/4 + 2
4 = a/4 Subtract 2 from both sides
16 = a Multiply 4 to both sides