Question

What does simplification mean?

Answer 1

There are many ways of simplifying, depending on the context. What is the context of this question?

Answer 2

simplifying expressions

Answer 3

for example:
x+3+4(2)
to simplify, combine common terms essentially...
x+11

and x^2 + x + 3 + 2x^2 + 4
3x^2 + x + 7

combine the x^2 terms and the constants.

Answer 4

so it basically means to combine terms?

what if someone gave me

\[x^2 + 2x + 1\]and told me to simplify that?