No, simplify means to put the equation (if it is an equation I presume) in it's simplest form without finding what 'x' or other letters. Solving means to find out what the 'x' or the other letters mean.
How do you simplify and solve?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWhAMG3diNQ
What does it mean to simplify in math?
to make less complicated, clearer, or easier. maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc.
What the difference between solving an equation and simplifying an equation?
is that simplify is to make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand while solve is to find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
Does simplify an expression mean to solve it?
Related to "simplification" problems are some "solving" problems. Just as some expressions contain parentheticals and even nested grouping symbols, so also do some equations. The simplification process is the same, whether we're working with expressions (and thus only simplifying) or equations (so we're also solving).
What do you do when it says simplify?
- Remove any grouping symbol such as brackets and parentheses by multiplying factors.
- Use the exponent rule to remove grouping if the terms are containing exponents.
- Combine the like terms by addition or subtraction.
- Combine the constants.
How do you simplify in math?
To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms by canceling to the lowest common factor for both numerator and denominator or to condense an algebraic expression by grouping and combining similar terms. Simplifying makes a algebric expression easily understandable and solvable.