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A=1/2(a+b)h
SOLVE FOR "b"

User Dplanet
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Answer:

(2A-ah)/h =b

Explanation:

divide both sides by h, now the equation is : A/h = 1/2(a+b)

distribute, now the equation is : A/h = 1/2a + 1/2b

subtract 1/2a both sides, now the equation is : A/h - 1/2a = 1/2b

multiply both sides by 2 (to make the coefficient on b = 1), now the equation is : 2A/h - a = b

rewrite "a" so that it has the same denominator as the fraction 2A/h (aka multiply a with h, then divide that by h):

2A/h - ah/h = b

make it pretty (simplify):

(2A-ah)/h = b

lmk if u got questions :>

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