Question

What does it mean for a number to be the "solution" to an equation?

Give an example of an equation and its solution.
Explain in complete sentences how you know that number is the solution.

Answer 1

(x)^2=4 is a very simple equation, to solve it you have to take sqrt on both side so sqrt of 4 is 2.... if you plug in 2 in place of x you get 4 when squared ;)

Answer 2

so what does it mean? that 2 is the value of x that makes the equation true

Answer 3

Yeah ok thank you ;)

Answer 4

yw :)