Question

A literal equation has only one variable.
True
False

Answer 1

This statement is actually false.

I have provided proof and wish you all the best (grade).

Answer 2

`<b>The answer is False.</b>`




A literal equation has two or more variables or letters, that are used to represent real values.

An example is the perimeter of a square, which is given by the formula,


`P=4l`
Here, the P represents perimeter of the square and l represents the length of the square.

Since the length of a square can assume any positive value,the above literal equation has
`<b>infinitely many solutions</b>`.

For instance, if


`l=1, P=4*1=4`


`l=2, P=4*2=8`

and so on and so forth.

Other examples of literal equations include:

The perimeter of a rectangle, which is given by the formula:


`P=2w + 2l`

The formula for finding the perimeter of a circle:


`C = 2 \pi \: r`

The set of values that satisfy the above formulas are infinitely many.