lass="equation">\[ 
	  x \; = \textrm{ only numbers.}
	 \]
</div><p class="noindent">That’s what it means to <em>solve</em> an equation:
the equation is solved because the unknown is isolated on one side,
while the constants are grouped on the other side.<span class="intersentencespace"></span> You can type the numbers on the right-hand side into a calculator and obtain the numerical value of <span class="inline_math">\( x \)</span>.</p>
<p>By the way, before we continue our discussion,
let it be noted: t