The formula A= 1/2h (b1 + b2) is used to find the area of a trapezoid with height h and bases b1 and b2. What does the formula look like if solved for the base b1?

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Pamba · Answer 1 · 2024-12-10T14:23:57+0000

To solve for the base b1 in the formula A=1/2h(b1 + b2), we can rearrange the equation to b1 = 2A/h - b2.

The formula to find the area of a trapezoid is given by A = 1/2h(b1 + b2).

If we want to solve this formula for the base b1, we can rearrange the equation as follows:

b1 = 2A/h - b2

This means that to find the value of b1, we multiply the area of the trapezoid by 2 and divide it by the height, and then subtract the value of b2.