document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77203>Question 77203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=1/2h(B+b)(for b)area of a trapezoid\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hints:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate b on one side of the equals sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B and b are 2 different variables.  B does no = b <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55322 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55322\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=1/2h(B+b) [multiply each side by \"2\" in order to cancell \"1/2\"]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)A=(2)(1/2)h(B+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A=h(B+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/h)2A=(1/h)h(B+b) [multiply each side by \"1/h\" in order to cancell the h-term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2A)/h -B=B-B+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2A)/h -B=b [subtract the B-term from both sides to cancell the B-term]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check by plugging b=(2A/h)-B back into the original equation and solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/2h(B+[(2A/h)-B)[cancel wherever possible]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=A [checks out] </SPAN>\n" );
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