OpenStudy (bigbeargamers):

can you help me understand literal equations

OpenStudy (bigbeargamers):

I don't understand the concept of Literal Equations

OpenStudy (563blackghost):

Literal Equations are equations with several variables one such example is using formulas to either solve the volume, surface area, or area of a shape. Let's use the area of a rectangle as an example. $$\huge\bf{A=b \times h}$$ Now we know that A = area, b = length or base, and h = height. Now what if we want to find on how to not find the area but of the height we would make this an equation of h or place the equation as h = ....To do this we must isolate h (get it to itself). We see that h is being multiplied by b in order to isolate h we would do the opposite process of what is done in the equation, so instead of multiplying b we would divide b. This process would cancel out b. BUT REMEMBER WHAT YOU DO ON ONE SIDE WE DO TO THE OTHER!So we must divide by b on the other side as well. $$\huge\bf{\frac{A}{b}=\frac{b}{b} \times h}$$ As said before b will cancel since we divide it by itself and we will be left with h. So the equation of h or to find h is. $$\huge\bf{h = \frac{A}{b}}$$ So we would divide the area by the base length to find the height. This is a literal equation and how to simplify one. @BigBearGamers