The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A = 1 2 h ( b 1 + b 2 ) , A= 2 1 ​ h(b 1 ​ +b 2 ​ ), where h h is the height and b 1 b 1 ​ and b 2 b 2 ​ are the two bases. Rewrite the formula to solve for h h in terms of A , A, b 1 b 1 ​ and b 2 . b 2 ​ .