ntersentencespace"></span> Solving an equation means finding the value of the unknown in the equation.</p>
<p>Check this  out:</p>
<div class="equation">\[ 
	 x^2-4=45.
	 \]
</div><p class="noindent">To solve the above equation is to answer
the question “What is <span class="inline_math">\( x \)</span>?”<span class="intersentencespace"></span> More precisely, we want to find the number that can take the
place of <span class="inline_math">\( x \)</span> in the equation so that the equality holds.<span cl