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Hi there, I am lost here and need some help

Hi there, I am lost here and need some help-example-1
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SOLUTION

The area of triangle ABC in terms of a and b is:


A=(1)/(2)ab

The area of triangle ABC in terms of c and h is:


A=(1)/(2)ch

Equating the areas gives:


(1)/(2)ab=(1)/(2)ch

Isolating h gives:


\begin{gathered} ab=ch \\ h=(ab)/(c) \end{gathered}

Hence the prove.

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